written and presented by Joan Bakewell
Last autumn, when invited to China,
JOAN BAKEWELL joined a party drawn from the British cultural establishment - Leslie Hardcastle
(Controller, National
Film Theatre), Mamoun Hassan (Managing
Director, National Film
Finance Corporation), Bill McAlister (Director,
Institute of Contemporary Arts), Clive Perry
(Director, Birmingham Rep) and Marghanlta Laski (Deputy Chairman, Arts Council).
Their meetings and discussions with fellow professionals subtly and sometimes confusinglv challenged, reinforced and contradicted their expectations of China and the Chinese. Producer
MARGARET WINDHAM