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23:25

Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet

Duration: 59 minutes

Mon 29^th Jan 2024, 23:25 on BBC Four HD

Available for 7 months

Sir Ian McKellen reads the poetry, Michael Wood traces the journey on the ground. Together, they conjure up the extraordinary life, times and words of Du Fu, China’s greatest poet. Show more

Contributors

Du Fu:: Ian McKellen
Presenter:: Michael Wood
Dancer:: Chen Yining
Expert:: Zeng Xiangbo
Expert:: Tao Tao Liu
Expert:: Yang Yu
Expert:: Stephen Owen
Editor:: Aleksandar Nikolic
Director:: Rebecca Dobbs
Producer:: Rebecca Dobbs

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the MediaArts

Source: BBC Online

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