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Book of the Week

The Cooked Seed

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Labelled a 'cooked seed', one who has no chance to sprout, Anchee Min dares to dream of leaving China for America. Read by Chipo Chung. Show more

Book of the Week

The Cooked Seed

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Anchee Min lands in the USA, but as a student with no English, she is terrified that immigration will not let her in. Read by Chipo Chung. Show more

Book of the Week

The Cooked Seed

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Anchee Min begins to live the American dream the hard way, and finally finds her voice. Read by Chipo Chung. Show more

Book of the Week

The Cooked Seed

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Anchee Min learns about student culture American-style, dancing to Michael Jackson and learning English from Sesame Street, but an outstanding debt worries her. Read by Chipo Chung. Show more

Book of the Week

The Cooked Seed

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Can Anchee Min juggle several jobs, her studies and debt at the same time as being desperately homesick? Read by Chipo Chung. Show more