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Last broadcast on Sat, 25 Oct 2008, 02:20 on BBC One (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
Timewatch exclusively reveals the dramatic true story behind the Boxer Rebellion of 1900, when Imperial troops and Chinese rebels laid siege to the diplomatic quarter in Beijing. Told through Chinese sources and the diaries and memoirs of the outnumbered European defenders, the siege helped to bring down the imperial monarchy, precipitating a century of destruction, revolution and ultimate renewal.
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Credits
- Presenter
- Michael Praed
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