
A stunning, intimate series painting a rarely-seen picture of real life in China, interweaving stories of human drama with nature, as the country tries to balance its…
Documentary • Series • 2016 • 1 season
Starring: Paul McGann
Created by: Phil Agland
S1 E1 - A Letter From Russia
Four children investigate the spoon-billed sandpiper's fragile existence. In Tibet, a trainee monk teaches environmental husbandry to nomads. A young girl fights to overcome her deafness.
Nov 5, 2016 • 47m
S1 E2 - Local Heroes
A young monk learns that a new dam threatens the snow leopard's habitat. Four children investigate a mystery illness in their town. A mother stands up to a factory that she believes is causing cancer.
Nov 12, 2016 • 47m
S1 E3 - From Death Comes Life
Novice monk Gama discovers that a huge open cast mine threatens to contaminate the Yellow River. Courageous young mum Ms Wu finds out that a factory has been releasing poisonous hydrogen cyanide.
Nov 19, 2016 • 47m
S1 E4 - Silent Spring
Novice monk Gama makes it across the plateau to the largest Tibetan monastery in the world. The four young journalists involve schools across Asia in their quest to save the spoon-billed sandpiper.
Nov 26, 2016 • 47m
S1 E5 - For a Better Future
Gama begins his studies at a breathtakingly beautiful monastery. Reporter Xu comes under attack for his battle against electro fishing. And have the young journalists won the competition they entered?
Dec 3, 2016 • 47m
China: Between Clouds and Dreams
A stunning, intimate series painting a rarely-seen picture of real life in China, interweaving stories of human drama with nature, as the country tries to balance its ambitious future with its ecology
Documentary • TV Series • 2016