Heart of the Dragon (British TV series) explained

Director:David Kennard
Starring:Anthony Quayle
Country:England
Language:English
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:12
Executive Producer:Alasdair Clayre
Peter Montagnon
Nigel Houghton
Runtime:57 minutes
Company:Channel 4 Television Corporation
Channel: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.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryResult
1984Best Documentary
1985Primetime Emmy Award[3] Outstanding Informational Series
1985Best Factual Series
1985Best Editing

Notes and 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. Web site: 6 August 1985 . Nominations For Prime-time Emmys . Los Angeles Times.