China is playing an increasingly important role worldwide. Under President Xi Jinping, substantial investments are being made in communication and cooperation and industrious Chinese people are settling abroad in large numbers. Documentary maker and China expert Ruben Terlou visits them in the new VPRO travel series ‘The World of the Chinese’. Who are they, what do they want to achieve and what impact does their presence have on the local population?

Andrew Graham-Dixon undertakes an epic journey to uncover the art of China.

Reggie discovers contemporary China, diving deep into four megacities in search of the new generatio...

James May embarks on a remarkable journey across Japan, from its icy north to its balmy south. He’ll...

From its highest mountains and plateaus, to its thickest jungles and bamboo forests, CHINAS HIDDEN K...

Billie JD Porter finds out what it’s really like to grow up in China, the country with the highest p...

In a unique experiment, five teachers from China take over the education of fifty teenagers in a Ham...

Michael Palin embarks on an epic, revelatory journey through Iraq, one of the most dangerous and com...

Communism spread to all of the continents of the word, lasting through four generations and over sev...

Carla Hall travels around the world to track down the unexpected lineage and international origins o...

Anthony Bourdain uncovers the best cuisine across the world. At each location, Tony dives headfirst ...

After Thailand, Jean-Michel Dufaux invites his friend Benoit Roberge to discover Vietnam. The two pa...

A variety show that explores how each featured celebrity experiences solo travel in different places...

Michael Palin explores European countries that were once behind the Iron Curtain.

A journey of discovery for Joanna Lumley as she travels through the beautiful but little known count...

Jack Steward joins Colton Smith to travel to America's greatest treasures, the awe-inspiring nationa...