The Stunt Man (Frank ABEL, Binhai Aircraft Carrier Theme Park)

In 1996, China acquired a decommissioned Soviet aircraft carrier, with the express intention of using it as the centrepiece of a theme park in the city of 天津 [Tiānjīn]. Today, the 濱海 [Bīnhǎi] Aircraft Carrier Theme Park is still operative, and the enormous ship stands as the backdrop of a pirate stunt show. Today’s episode is with Frank Abel, who has been coordinating these stunts since 2012, as well as building and maintaining the modified stunt vehicles on display. A veteran stunt man, Frank has a lifetime of tall tales from the worlds of movies and theme parks, both in the U.S. and China. So it was a unique pleasure to include just a few of these in today’s episode. The episode also includes catch-up interviews with: Murray King from Season 02 Episode 29 and Emily Madge from Season 01 Episode 14 00:00 - Trailer & Intro 00:42 - Part 1 22:21 - Part 2 31:52 - Outro 34:55 - Catch-Up Interview [1] 38:26 - Catch-Up Interview [2]

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The Stunt Man (Frank ABEL, Binhai Aircraft Carrier Theme Park) is an episode from Mosaic of China by Oscar Fuchs.

This episode is 43:17 long.

This episode was published on Mar 28, 2023.

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