| Paul Merton in China | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Directed by | Barbie MacLaurin |
| Presented by | Paul Merton |
| Narrated by | Paul Merton |
| Composer | Rohan Stevenson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original languages | English Chinese |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Paul Sommers |
| Producers | Mark Chapman Simon Onwurah |
| Production location | People's Republic of China |
| Editors | Doug Bryson Alex Muggleton |
| Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production company | Tiger Aspect Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Five |
| Release | 21 May – 11 June 2007 |
| Related | |
| Paul Merton in India | |
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Paul Merton in China is a four-part television series broadcast on Five commencing from 21 May 2007.[1] It follows the journey of writer and comedian, Paul Merton and his interpreter Emma, as they travel across the vast country, exploring Chinese culture, expansion and changes from the rule of Mao Zedong. The series was a hit for Five and Merton confirmed on Michael Parkinson's show that a second series entitled Paul Merton in India had been commissioned. The theme music from Channel Five's advertisement is Michel Legrand's Di Gue Ding Ding, which was also used as the theme music to Heston Blumenthal's series In Search of Perfection aired concurrently on BBC Two. All four episodes were released on DVD in late-October 2008.[2]
- ^ Andrew Pettie (19 May 2007). "Great Paul in China". Telegraph Online. Telegraph.[dead link]
- ^ Amazon.co.uk. "Paul Merton in China 2008 (DVD)".