If you need a break from Big Brother, I can throughly recommend the documentary Tank Man which aired on More 4 tonight. Its repeated this Friday. Its about the Tiananmen Square massacre and also about the man who along with the aid of some shopping bags stopped a column of tanks. Its very moving and inspiring. More info
In the aftermath of the brutal Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989, newspapers and TV programmes around the world displayed the image of this lone figure in a white shirt, carrying nothing more dangerous than his shopping bags, holding up a column of Chinese tanks. But no one’s really sure who he is. Indeed, Time Magazine also had to call him “the unknown rebel”.
This fascinating programme explains the events leading up to the Tank Man’s solitary protest, presents the terrible reality of the massacre at Tiananmen square, and explores the Tank Man’s continuing influence and significance, and the ongoing mystery about who he actually was.
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