Karen Blixen er en forbavsende viljestærk kvinde. Hun flytter fra Danmark for at drive en kaffeplantage sammen med sin pigeglade mand i Kenya i 1914. Til sin store forbavselse bliver hun hurtigt forelsket i landet, i befolkningen og i en mystisk, britisk eventyrer og idealist.
I kolonitidens Indien betaler de indiske bønder skat til de britiske koloniherrer. Et år bliver skatten fordoblet, samtidig med at tørken sætter ind, og de fattige bønder har ingen mulighed for at betale skatten og samtidig overleve. De indgår nu en handel med den britiske kommandant. Der skal spilles en cricketkamp mellem briter og indere. Vinder briterne tredobles skatten. Vinder inderne fritages hele provinsen for skat i tre år. Problemet er bare, at de indiske bønder aldrig har prøvet at spille cricket før.
Den britiske kaptajn Nolan er en engageret officer, der væmmes ved sin øverstbefalende, Lord Cardigan. Lord Raglan er en tåbelig officer med afsporede strategier og en svigtende hukommelse. Sammen sendes de til Tyrkiet for at standse en russisk invasion, og arrogante og uduelige som de er, sender de flere hundrede kavalerister mod en sikker død i en afslutning, som er både rystende og storslået.
Den blodig og romantiske historie om englændernes grundlæggelse af Hong Kong og den tidlige Kina-handel. for de to rivaliserende engelske handelsmænd, Struan og Brock er udsigten til at bytte Kinas sølv med opium, den lokkemad som får dem til at kæmpe en kamp om liv og død. I kampen besejrer Struan til sidst Brock, og bliver den mægtigste mand i hele østen - en Tai-Pan af et dynasti som vil vare i 200 år.
The 1930s Hong Kong is the time of the East and West cultural shock. Women started fighting for their rights and status, changing the 'men superior to women' image. Famous barrister Sir Arthur Chung studied in England and lives a British lifestyle, but inside he's actually a traditional Chinese man. He married several wives to show off his power and upper-class status. First wife Koo Sam-lan was a rich girl; second wife is former Qing dynasty princess Aisin Gioro Yee-yin; third wife came from a family that owned banks Yvonne Yik; fourth wife is a famous Peking opera singer Hong Tsz-kwan; and the fifth wife Chui Dan-dan, a vanity admiring woman. Because Sir Arthur Chung is a strict and authoritarian father, his two sons Charles Chung and Jimmy Chung eventually start going against him. This wealthy and prominent family may seem warm on the surface, but in reality, they are scattered and disunited.
"News Treasury" explores historical news events and rarely seen footage, allowing viewers to dig into the news archives. From Bruce Lee's funeral and the Baoshang Bank robbery to Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Hong Kong and the Sha Tin measles outbreak, viewers can relive important moments in history. The show offers a chance to revisit key events that shaped modern Hong Kong.
A woman who went from rags to riches after marrying a Hong Kong politician must chart a new course as a clandestine sleuth after her husband mysteriously disappears.
Despite its impressive history and reputation, the international trading company Struan's is in trouble. Overextended by the previous management, new tai-pan Ian Dunross has had to issue public stock to improve the company's financial standing. Even this, however, has not given him the capital he needs. As a result, he is courting a private investor, American billionaire Linc Bartlett. Bartlett decides secretly to back Dunross' arch enemy, Quillian Gornt, who will stop at nothing to destroy Struan's. When Dunross realises that Gornt is suddenly strong enough to ruin the Noble House, he must urgently forge new alliances or reshape ancient ones.
In this mini-series in six parts from 1976 the Indian actor Kabir Bedi plays the lead role. Carol Andre plays Lady Marianna Guillonk and as Sandokans best friend Yanez de Gomera we see Phillipe Leroy. The noble prince Sandokan is a fighter of the first rank who are cruel to their enemies, but always loyal to his friends.
The Return of Sandokan is a 1996 television series produced by Germany and Italy. It is the third chapter in the "Sandokan" saga starred by Kabir Bedi.
