‘Wham! 10 Days in China’ Review: Pop Music History With a Secret Goal

The British pop duo Wham! was the first Western act of its kind to play mainland China. This documentary reveals the hidden ...

The inside story of Wham!’s wild 10 days in China, finally told 41 years later: ‘It’s amazing that the cameras were just running’

In 1985, Wham! became the first Western pop act to play Communist China, and British New Wave filmmaker Lindsay Anderson came ...

New WHAM! documentary highlights historic tour in China with rare backstage footage

George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley did two concerts in China in 1985 in what would become a historic pop culture moment.

‘I thought it didn’t stand a cat’s chance in hell’: Andrew Ridgeley on Wham’s surreal trip to China

Four decades after he and George Michael became the first western pop act to tour the country, Ridgeley recalls silent gigs, awkward embassy receptions – and the ‘bloody ludicrous’ hiring of Lindsay A ...
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'Wham! 10 days in China' interview: Andrew Ridgeley

Andrew Ridgeley in 'Wham! 10 Days in China'. Photo credit: © Craig Hastings. Opening in theaters worldwide on July 28th is ...

George Michael struggled with 'eternal conflict' over fame, Wham! bandmate Andrew Ridgeley says

Andrew Ridgeley reveals George Michael's "eternal conflict" with fame, saying the Wham! singer created a character to fulfill ...

Shirlie Kemp talks of pride over famous children and breaking down in supermarket

EXCLUSIVE: Mother-and-daughter duo Shirlie and Harley Moon Kemp talk family dynamics, emotional struggles and why they'd ...
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A MOTOWN CHRISTMAS to Return to Playhouse Square, Produced by Karamu House

Karamu House's A MOTOWN CHRISTMAS, featuring hits by The Temptations, The Supremes, and more, will return to the Hanna ...
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New documentary showing WHAM! in ground-breaking tour of China is heading for cinemas

A new documentary of WHAM! making history in 1985 as the first Western pop act to play in Communist China will be rolled out ...

We speak to director Mike Christie about bringing Wham!’s groundbreaking 1985 China trip back to life in a captivating new film

Combining never before seen archive footage with fresh interviews, Christie’s new film is the ultimate document of Wham!’s ...
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“You’re watching a lot of this film through your fingers”: We speak to director Mike Christie about bringing Wham!’s groundbreaking 1985 China trip back to life in a ...

In April 1985, Wham! became the first western pop act to perform in China, winning over a people for whom the type of exuberant technicolor pop then dominating Western popular culture was entirely ...