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Omnibus edition of episodes 6-10 of China: As History is My Witness in which the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s former Beijing Correspondent Carrie Gracie explores 5 great lives from Chinese history and asks what they tell us about China today. 6. QIN SHI HUANGDI: Examining history's verdict on the emperor who united China and left behind the Terracotta Army - but burned books and buried scholars alive to maintain power. 7. LIU BEI: The swashbuckling warlord from the 3rd Century who features in China's great adventure story - The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. 8. WANG ANSHI: Charting the rise and fall of a brilliant bureaucrat in the Mandarin Class war of 11th Century China. 9. HONG XIUQUAN: The rebel empire builder who thought he was the younger brother of Jesus Christ. 10. OLD HUNDRED NAMES - CHINA'S CITIZENS: People power has long been promised - With the internet, is it finally here? Presenter: Carrie Gracie Producer: Neal Razzell.