Season 1 (2006)
The Rise of the Great Powers ran at the prime time 9:30 p.m. slot, and each show lasted 50 minutes, totaling 600 minutes. The program included interviews with noted historians and academics, including Paul Kennedy, who wrote the influential book "The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers", and Joseph Stiglitz, who won a Nobel Prize in Economics. Political leaders, such as former French president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir bin Mohamad, were also interviewed." It has been dubbed in English and shown on History Channel under the title "Rising of Great Powers".
Release date: 2006-11-13
Directors: 任学安, Junwei Liu, Su Quanjun, 李成才
Episodes (12):
1. Age of Seafaring: The Opening, Portugal and Spain
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2. A Small Nation with a Great Cause: the Netherlands
Release date: 2006-11-14
3. Advancement Towards a Modern Age: Britain
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4. The Pioneer of Industrialisation: Britain
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5. Years of Enthusiasm: France
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6. History of an Empire: Germany
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7. A Century of Reform: Japan
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8. Seeking the Way to Strengthen the Nation: Tsarist Russia
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9. An Unstable Situation and a New Path: Soviet Union
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10. A New Nation and a New Dream: United States
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11. Crisis and the New Deal: United States
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12. Thoughts on the Great Path: Conclusion
Release date: 2006-11-14
Rest of the cast - click here to expand
孙占山 - 解说, 赵化勇 - 出品人, 任学安 - 总制片人
Crew - click here to expand
Kang Jianning - Co-Executive Producer, 任学安 - Director, Junwei Liu - Director, Su Quanjun - Director, 李成才 - Director