Timewatch Season 12 Episode 14 Chairman Mao the Last Emperor 1993
Mao Tse-tung ruled China from 1949 until his death in 1976, and this film examines for the first time on television the true extent of his tyranny and the brutality of his regime. His rise to power, and the revolution that swept away the corruption of Chiang Kai-shek, was accompanied with optimism, but in the following 25 years he virtually destroyed China. Mao's promiscuity with young girls who "felt honoured to have sex with Mao" is revealed by his doctor Li Zhisui; and former Red Guard Zheng Yi reveals that cannibalism played a part in the Cultural Revolution. Followed by CHRISTMAS IN SARAJEVO: As we enjoy Christmas, how are the inhabitants of the Sarajevo street coping with freezing conditions, starvation and shelling? Each night over the holiday period there will be further reports.
- Released: 1993-12-20
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
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2. The Sparks That Lit the Bonfire 1993-01-27
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3. The Stolen Child 1993-02-10
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4. The Secret File on J. Edgar Hoover 1993-02-24
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5. The Pill: Prescription for Revolution 1993-03-10
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6. Buffalo Bill 1993-03-24
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7. Special: Battle of the Bombers 1993-04-07
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9. True Story of the Roman Arena 1993-09-15
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10. The Mother of All Battles 1993-09-29
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11. Hunger Strike: A Hidden History 1993-10-13
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12. Children of the Third Reich 1993-11-10
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14. Chairman Mao the Last Emperor 1993-12-20
