One Village in China documentary profile on a peasant village
The PBS three part series One Village in China visits Long Bow village 400 miles southwest of Beijing. Dr Shen Fasheng treats a hallucinatory peasant with acupuncture and herbs while villagers recount bound feet and arranged marriage. The film offers an earthy blunt portrait of rural life and isolation amid China’s changing face.
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Small Happiness episode explores women and change in China
A TV film segment features young women striking for months over low wages at a saw blade plant and examines shifts in Chinese society under private farming. Narrated by Carma Hinton the episode explores birth customs, gender roles, and modern women like Ling Qiao amid limited official meddling.
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China’s birth control and foot binding in historic contrasts
The piece contrasts a mother-in-law’s foot binding with China’s one child policy aimed at capping population at 1.2 billion. It notes policy evasion due to son preference and previews “I Taste A Hundred Herbs” featuring Dr. Shen who uses acupuncture and dried herbs.
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All Under Heaven examines China shift to household farming
In the final segment Shen a witty cigarette grounded doctor questions and defends his Catholic faith amid harassment of minorities. The film shows Long Bow under government policy as officials press rapid change and village leaders balance orders with practical local adaptations.
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PBS Qualitative TV Ratings Signal Value Not Vast
PBS leads in viewer appeal and impact in a two week May study showing nine of the top ten in appeal and eight of the top ten in impact across 138 shows from PBS and commercial networks. Shoah tops both scales. Cosmos notched high engagement. New series Trying Times and DeGrassi Junior High tease PBS scheduling and reach.
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Return to Mayberry reunion tops 1985 86 TV movie ratings
At 8 PM the TV movie Return to Mayberry brings back The Andy Griffith Show gang. Andy Taylor returns to Mayberry to witness Opie’s first child while the reunion becomes the season’s top rated TV movie. At 9 PM the miniseries One Village in China begins a two part profile of Long Bow village life and Chinese traditions.
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Portraits of Faith and Night Heat On CBS Tonight
Premiere hourlong documentary explores Catholic opinions in four U.S. cities ahead of Pope John Paul I visit. Maria Shriver reports on heritage and faith while Tony Lo Bianco plays a man seeking justice after a murder, with flashback sequences.
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