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The White Road

Episode 3: Meissen and Bottger

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Julian Rhind-Tutt reads potter Edmund de Waal's new book on the history of porcelain.

Imprisoned in Meissen castle, young alchemist, Johann Freidrich Bottger, is about to unlock the secrets of porcelain creation.

Abridged by Jules Wilkinson
Produced by Gemma Jenkins. Show less

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