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The Drilling Fields

This documentary first aired on British TV in May 1994 during the height of the Ogoni conflict in which a small Nigerian minority, the Ogoni, rose up against the oppression and exploitation perpetrated by Shell in their collaboration with the Nigerian military government and powerful Western economic interests. The peaceful Ogoni protests were violently ended by the military government in 1995 with the unlawful hanging of Ken Saro-Wiwa, a writer, journalist and activist for the Ogoni people. Saro-Wiwa succeeded in reaching out to the international community to put pressure on those holding the Ogoni hostage. In the end, he may not have achieved all the goals set out by the Ogoni, but he drew attention to social grievances which were falsely believed to be exclusive to the colonial era.

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Timbuctoo

Timbuctoo is a series of 25 children's books, written and illustrated by Roger Hargreaves, better known for his Mr. Men and Little Miss series. It was published from 1978 to 1979, with selected reprints in 1993 and 1999. The books tell the stories of a group of animals, each of whom is named after the sound that their particular animal makes. An animated series (produced by Flicks Films and Carlton International) of Timbuctoo was shown on CITV which ran from 9 January 1998 to 5 January 2000, narrated by Ronnie Corbett.

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Meng Lijun

"Meng Lijun" (孟丽君) is a 1995 Huangmei Opera musical television series starring Han Zaifen (韩再芬) and directed by Hu Liancui (胡连翠). It is adapted from the ballad "Rebirth"(再生缘) by Chen Duansheng (陈端生) of the Qing Dynasty. The play tells the story of Meng Lijun (孟丽君), who disguises herself as a man to become the top scholar in the imperial examination in order to avenge her family, and is eventually pardoned by the court. The play won the Best Opera Film Award at the 13th Golden Eagle Awards. After its broadcast, it promoted the popularization of Huangmei Opera, and the number of Han Zaifen's (韩再芬) fans increased dramatically across the country.

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