Heart of the Dragon (TV series)

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Heart of the Dragon
Directed byDavid Kennard
Starring Anthony Quayle
Country of originEngland
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersAlasdair Clayre
Peter Montagnon
Nigel Houghton
Running time57 minutes
Production companyChannel 4 Television Corporation
Release
Original network Channel 4

Heart of the Dragon is a 1984 British documentary television series directed by David Kennard. It covered life in China, with 12 one hour episodes, each on a different aspect of Chinese life. [1] It was first aired in England on Channel 4, and in the United States by PBS. [2] The 12-episode series won several international awards, including an Emmy.

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Awards

YearAwardCategoryResult
1984 12th International Emmy Awards Best DocumentaryWon
1985 Primetime Emmy Award [3] Outstanding Informational SeriesNominated
1985 BAFTA Awards Best Factual SeriesNominated
1985 BAFTA Awards Best EditingNominated

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References

  1. JOHN CORRY (May 13, 1985). «TV REVIEWS;IN 'HEART OF THE DRAGON,' THE MEANING OF 'EATING'». New York Times.
  2. Arthur Unger (May 3, 1985). «PBS presents an entertaining, in-depth TV course on China». The Christian Science Monitor.
  3. "Nominations For Prime-time Emmys". Los Angeles Times . 6 August 1985.