Wham!'s Historic 1985 China Tour Explored in New Documentary
A new BBC feature documentary, "Wham! 10 Days in China," revisits the British pop duo's groundbreaking 1985 tour of China, offering fresh perspectives on the cultural and political significance of the event. The film utilizes unearthed footage to chronicle George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley's journey as they became the first Western pop group to perform in the country.
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Wham! 10 Days in China review – pop meets politics in George and Andrew’s great leap east
The duo’s groundbreaking 1985 tour reveals a strange collision of pop stardom and communism, a re-edit of Lindsay Anderson’s efforts that got him fired Here is a documentary that has a very important story to tell, maybe more important than it feels comfortable admitting. It’s about two separate subjects – or maybe three: Wham!, China and film-maker Lindsay Anderson. A superpower nervously edging towards western-style openness, a pop band nervously doing what needed to be done to make it big ...
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