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In Living Memory: Series 15: Episode 4: Kung Fu

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Episode 4: Kung Fu

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BBC Radio 4 - In Living Memory, Series 15, Kung Fu

Jolyon Jenkins charts the rise of the 1970s kung fu craze in the wake of Enter the Dragon.

Jolyon Jenkins charts the rise of the kung fu craze in the mid-1970s, following the premiere of the Bruce Lee martial arts classic, Enter the Dragon, in 1973.

In 1973, the martial arts classic movie Enter the Dragon premiered in New York and around the world. In the UK, the films release marked the beginning of an explosion in demand for martial arts classes. Jolyon Jenkins meets those caught up in the kung fu craze of the mid-1970's and discovers that not everyone was looking for Shaolin self-control and spiritual enlightenment.

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