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A Book at Bedtime

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Behind the Wall
A journey through China written and abridged in 12 parts by COLIN THUBRON
Read by John Rowe 1: Arriving
A tour of a mental hospital in Shanghai; a night in Mao's bed; a pilgrimage to the Nine-Flower Mountain; memories from victims and perpetrators of the Cultural Revolution.
Ranging from the Burmese frontier to the Gobi Desert and from the Yellow Sea to the edge of Tibet, this book, published today, is a rich mosaic of scenes and encounters with the ordinary people of China today. Producer JOHN THEOCHARIS. Stereo

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Unknown:
Colin Thubron
Read By:
John Rowe
Producer:
John Theocharis.
Source: Radio Times

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