Following is information regarding special programming coming up next week from the BBC World Service.
Times shown are UTC, and are for the European stream - the stream broadcast live over the Internet. Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA USA -- Ruling China Week China is rapidly transforming. It is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, and a major international political player. To coincide with the 17th Party Congress on 15 October, BBC World Service looks at the Chinese political system and how politics play out in the lives of individual Chinese in Ruling China from Saturday 13 to Friday 19 October. The Chinese Communist Party has jettisoned Marxist economic theory and most Marxist ideology but still clings to authoritarian rule and seems largely successful at containing dissent. BBC World Service examines the extent of unrest and protest in China and looks at current sources of pressure for change. During Ruling China Week there will be live co-presentations on The World Today and Newshour; two major new documentary series entitled China's Long Arm and coverage of Chinese business, science, art and culture. BBC World Service will look at how China operates, how it is run and how it runs itself, nationally, locally, and at city and rural level. It will tackle key issues including education, health, the environment and corruption. There are reports from major Chinese cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Lanzhou, Wuhan and Dalian. Saturday 13 October The Story of the Stone by Cao Xueqin 1900-2000 UT Acclaimed actress Sian Phillips narrates one of the great works of Chinese literature, a saga that charts the changing fortunes of the Jia family in 18th century China. Original Music by Nicolai Abrahamson, Dramatised for radio by Katie Hims Director/Jessica Dromgoole, Producer/Anne Edyvean Monday 15 October News Programmes Presenter Max Pearson broadcasts live from Tiananmen Square and there are reports on the 17th Party Congress from BBC Beijing Correspondent James Reynolds. World Affairs Correspondent Jill McGivering asks Chinese people about the reach of the Communist Party beyond Beijing. Newshour has a live link-up between Beijing and Shanghai and BBC Washington Correspondent Adam Brookes discusses the US view of Chinese politics. Business Daily Presenter Lesley Curwen examines the politics involved with doing business in a corrupt environment, especially the practice of having to pay Communist Party officials to secure land and tax breaks. China's Long Arm 0805 - 0830 UTC Maurice Walsh assesses China's military power and looks at the increasing military rivalry between the United States and China. Outlook 0900 - 1000 UTC Today and throughout the week Outlook's The Party and Me explores the effect of the Communist Party's impact on individuals and everyday life. Culture Shock 0830 - 0900 UTC Investigates new trends and ideas in China How are capitalist ideas of individual improvement clashing with party ideals? Health Check 1130 - 1200 UTC Consultant Psychiatrist Raj Persaud attends an international psychiatry convention in Shanghai to find out how self help, psychology and psychiatry are changing in China. Tuesday 16 October News Programmes BBC Shanghai Reporter Quentin Somerville reports on China's billionaires - looking at the new generation of business leaders who have created wealth outside the Party structure – and those, mainly the sons, daughters and wives of party officials, who have done it within the Party. Dan Griffiths focuses on a migrant worker who's left his family behind to live as a second class citizen in Beijing in order to make money and send it home. Jill McGivering reports live from Wuhan on how the Party copes with entrepreneurs and how new small businesses operate Business Daily Lesley Curwen investigates China's middle class and the pressures on them to keep saving for their future. China's Long Arm 0805 - 0900 UTC Maurice Walsh looks at the likelihood of conflict between Beijing and Washington Wednesday 17 October News Programmes Max Pearson in Beijing and Jill McGivering in Wuhan explain a system where everything is devolved to a local level. Micky Bristow follows a day in the life of a local official. James Reynolds reports on the politics of migration and Washington-based Beijing reporter Dan Griffiths discovers why people are leaving the countryside and the effect on rural communities left behind. Business Daily Lesley Curwen investigates how Chinese business has had to adapt to western standards and how western values are changing Chinese business society. China's Long Arm 0805 - 0900 UTC Lucy Ash visits Angola and the US to report on China's increasing international power. Discovery – China 1130 - 1200 UTC Chang, China's first (unmanned) lunar spacecraft, is scheduled to launch in September 2007. Geoff Watts asks why China is joining the elite group of nations that with a space programme and why it is keen to have its own astronauts Thursday 18 October News Programmes Max Pearson looks at the stage management of the 17th Party Congress and other events in a country that controls information and has no democracy. He asks how the Party manages to keep a lid on potential problems. James Reynolds and Jill McGivering explore media phone-ins in China Micky Bristow reports on protest in the virtual world of the internet Business Daily Lesley Curwen assesses the viability of China's model industrial villages. They may be economically successful while simultaneously producing a high level of pollution and social unrest. China's Long Arm 0805 - 0900 UTC Lucy Ash finds out whether the rest of the world should be concerned about China's emergence as a super super-power. Discovery – China 1130 - 1200 UTC Geoff Watts discovers what China is doing about climate change Friday 19 October News Programmes Max Pearson reports live for The World Today from outside Birds Nest Olympic Stadium and BBC Arts Correspondent Lawrence Pollard interviews Ai Weiwei, the outspoken creator of the stadium. James Reynolds looks at what's happened during the 17th Party Congress and assesses the future of the Communist Party in China. Business Daily Lesley Curwen visits a poor Chinese rice farming family with ambitions to send their son to university. The Instant Guide The Guide explains the workings of the Chinese Communist Party. _______________________________________________ Swprograms mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], or visit the URL shown above.
