Children of the Revolution

Synopsis
Profiles the Conservatoire Red Guards, a group of classical music students of the Beijing Central Conservatory who grew up during the cultural Revolution, who relate how they survived the hardships of the time. Film in China and includes Chinese peasant music, revolutional songs, western classical music and music from the Beijing Opera.
Series
Tx, Series
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. 50 min.
Year of production
1995
Availability
Sale; 1998 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p) (VHS)
Notes
Broadcast on BBC2 on 9/12/95.
Subjects
History
Keywords
China; Chinese cultural revolution

Credits

Director
David Hinton

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact
Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
Email
BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
Web
https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
Phone
+44 (0) 20 8433 1009
Address
BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK
Notes
The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’

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