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China with Ben Fogle

2026 · 1 season

A calm, wide-eyed travelogue that moves between vast cityscapes and quiet villages, inviting you to look past headlines and simply wonder.

Created by
Freddie Martin
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Ben Fogle
Overview
In beautifully crafted episodes, presenter Ben Fogle embarks on a once-in-a-lifetime journey to understand China - to see its most staggering sights, go beyond the stereotypes and discover its true identity. Ben delves into an epic 3000-year tale of how China has got to where it is today - how centuries of Imperial rule gave way to Communist revolution under Chairman Mao and the breakneck economic transformation as the state capitalist China of recent years has emerged. Mixing both the experiences from the people themselves, and a tour of this magnificent region Ben takes the temperature of a country now at the very centre of humanity in the 21st century. So why and how has contemporary China become so important to all our lives?

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  • 5
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Created by
Freddie Martin
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Ben Fogle
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    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • power
    • class
    • trauma
    • ambition
    Places
    • big city
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism9
    Romance0
    Tension2
    Darkness3
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Created by
    Freddie Martin
    Starring
    Ben Fogle
    Length
    1 seasons, 3 episodes
    Network
    5
    Country
    United Kingdom, China
    Languages
    English, Mandarin

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