Documentary looking at Shanghai Circus school, where the gruelling training regimes result in some of the best acrobats and circus performers in the world. Children as young as eight have their unformed bodies stretched and tested to breaking point as they learn to master the most taxing feats of acrobatic grace and daring. Harsh demands are also made of teachers and parents as their proteges strive to be number one in the circus, the Chinese way.
| Title | Storyville - Season 11 Episode 20 : Children of the Chinese Circus |
|---|---|
| Alternative Titles | |
| First Air Date | 1997-11-15 |
| Last Air Date | 2025-03-11 |
| Number of Episodes | 678 |
| Number of Seasons | 29 |
| Genres | Documentary, |
| Networks | BBC Four, BBC Two, |
| Casts | |
| Plot Keywords | , |
Episodes List
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 1 Blog Wars Blog Wars
2007-01-17Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 2 My Friend Sasha, A Very Russian Murder My Friend Sasha, A Very Russian Murder
2007-01-22Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 3 Diameter Of The Bomb Diameter Of The Bomb
2007-01-24Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 4 Heir To An Execution Heir To An Execution
2007-01-31Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 5 Godless In America Godless In America
2007-02-07Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 6 Milosevic On Trial - 1 Milosevic On Trial - 1
2007-02-12Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 7 Milosevic On Trial - 2 Milosevic On Trial - 2
2007-02-14Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 8 So Much, So Fast So Much, So Fast
2007-02-21Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 9 This Film Is Not Rated This Film Is Not Rated
2007-03-01Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 10 New York Doll New York Doll
2007-10-23Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 11 Abduction - The Megumi Yokota Story Abduction - The Megumi Yokota Story
2007-03-22Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 13 Screamers Screamers
2007-03-29Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 14 A Story Of People In War And Peace A Story Of People In War And Peace
2007-04-17Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 15 Cuba! Africa! Revolution -1 Cuba! Africa! Revolution -1
2007-04-24Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 16 Cuba! Africa! Revolution -2 Cuba! Africa! Revolution -2
2007-05-01Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 17 Oswald's Ghost Oswald's Ghost
2007-05-08Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 18 How Much Is Your Life Worth? How Much Is Your Life Worth?
2007-05-15Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 19 Black Sun Black Sun
2007-05-22Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 20 Children of the Chinese Circus Children of the Chinese Circus
2007-05-29Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 21 How Vietnam Was Lost How Vietnam Was Lost
2007-06-04Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 22 RFK RFK
2007-06-05Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 23 Oswald's Ghost Oswald's Ghost
2007-06-05Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 24 Heirs to an Execution Heirs to an Execution
2007-06-06Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 25 Journeys with George Journeys with George
2007-06-07Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 26 Why We Fight Why We Fight
2007-06-08Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 27 Laughing with Hitler Laughing with Hitler
2007-06-09Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 28 Winged Migration Winged Migration
2007-06-19Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 29 Paris Brothel Paris Brothel
2007-06-26Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 30 Kike Like Me Kike Like Me
2007-06-27Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 31 Office Tigers 1 Office Tigers 1
2007-06-27Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 32 Office Tigers 2 Office Tigers 2
2007-07-04Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 33 Office Tigers 3 Office Tigers 3
2007-07-11Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 34 Once in a Lifetime Once in a Lifetime
2007-07-15Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 35 Office Tigers 4 Office Tigers 4
2007-07-18Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 36 Every Good Marriage Begins with Tears Every Good Marriage Begins with Tears
2007-07-18Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 37 TV Junkie TV Junkie
2007-08-05Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 38 Children and Cancer - A Lion in the House Children and Cancer - A Lion in the House
2007-08-16Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 39 Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst
2007-08-29Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 40 Riot On! Riot On!
2007-09-10Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 41 Hollywood Overnight Hollywood Overnight
2007-09-10Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 42 Glow of White Women Glow of White Women
2007-09-11Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 43 This Film is not Yet Rated This Film is not Yet Rated
2007-09-17Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 44 The Undertaking The Undertaking
2007-09-18Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 45 Iraq in Fragments Iraq in Fragments
2007-09-25Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 46 Belgrade Radio Warriors - Turn On, Tune In, Slob Out Belgrade Radio Warriors - Turn On, Tune In, Slob Out
2007-10-02Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 48 Please Vote for Me Please Vote for Me
2007-10-07Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 49 Egypt: We Are Watching You Egypt: We Are Watching You
2007-10-07Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 50 Sitting for Parliament Sitting for Parliament
2007-10-08Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 51 Campaign! The Kawasaki Candidate Campaign! The Kawasaki Candidate
2007-10-08Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 52 Russia's Village of Fools Russia's Village of Fools
2007-10-08Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 53 Taxi to the Dark Side Taxi to the Dark Side
2007-10-08Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 54 Looking for the Revolution Looking for the Revolution
2007-10-09Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 55 Dinner with the President Dinner with the President
2007-10-10Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 59 Bloody Cartoons Bloody Cartoons
2007-10-15Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 60 Etre et avoir Etre et avoir
2007-10-16Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 61 Gimme Shelter Gimme Shelter
2007-10-23Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 62 Barca - The Inside Story Barca - The Inside Story
2007-10-30Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 63 Gods of Brazil Gods of Brazil
2007-10-31Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 64 Power Trip Power Trip
2007-11-06Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 65 Wednesday Wednesday
2007-11-06Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 66 The Madrid Connection The Madrid Connection
2007-11-13Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 67 Little Dieter Needs to Fly Little Dieter Needs to Fly
2007-11-14Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 68 Startup.com Startup.com
2007-11-20Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 69 The Russian Newspaper Murders The Russian Newspaper Murders
2007-11-21Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 70 Hammer and Tickle Hammer and Tickle
2007-11-22Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 71 444 Days 444 Days
2007-11-27Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 72 My Life as a Spy My Life as a Spy
2007-12-10Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....
-
Storyville Season 11 :Episode 73 Mr Vig and the Nun Mr Vig and the Nun
2007-12-18Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago....