Chinese culture
Free Thinking. Free speech, censorship and modern China. Audio, 44 minutes
The writings of Chinese women, from Ding Ling to coming of age in the 1990s
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- Posted19 February
The Allusionist. Mouthful of Fortune. Audio, 23 minutes
At Lunar New Year, certain foods are particularly lucky to eat. Why? Because puns.
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- Posted10 February
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- Posted9 February
The Food Chain. Is Chinese food the best in the world? Audio, 31 minutes
What centuries of Chinese cuisine can teach us today
- AttributionBBC World Service
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- Posted1 October 2023
The Chinese Reader. Audio, 28 minutes
Writer and presenter Julie Tsang explores the world of Chinese literature.
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- Posted3 June 2023
The Global Jigsaw. Masculinity with Chinese characteristics. Audio, 27 minutes
The Communist Party weighs in on sexual politics
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Arts & Ideas. Translating Cultures. Audio, 45 minutes
Composer Alex Ho, novelist Xiaolu Guo, curator George Young and director Anthony Lau
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- Posted22 January 2023
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- Posted21 January 2023
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- Posted18 January 2023
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- Posted23 August 2022
The Forum. The Art of War: Ancient Chinese guide to victory. Audio, 40 minutes
A manual for achieving success on the battlefield, and in life
- AttributionBBC World Service
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Ken Cheng: Chinese Comedian. Series 3, Chinese Boyfriend. Audio, 28 minutes
Ken Cheng on romantic endeavours and finding lockdown love.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
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Ken Cheng: Chinese Comedian. Series 3, Chinese Virus. Audio, 28 minutes
Radio 4 favourite Ken Cheng is back with more material than ever.
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The Inquiry. Why did China ban Spider-Man? Audio, 23 minutes
How has China’s influence over Hollywood changed the way movies are now made
- AttributionBBC World Service
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Free Thinking. China: World Politics, Ink Art and Insomnia. Audio, 44 minutes
Kevin Rudd talks about avoiding catastrophic conflict between China and the USA.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
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Chinese on Campus. Audio, 28 minutes
Ben Chu looks at the experience of Chinese students in the UK
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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Sunday Feature. A Chinese Odyssey: Artists, Poets and Exiles in Interwar London. Audio, 44 minutes
Paul French explores a unique moment in British-Chinese solidarity between 1937 to 1945.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
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- Posted1 February 2022
Business Daily. Why are some Chinese embracing 'lying flat'? Audio, 18 minutes
It’s been dubbed ‘tang ping’ – shunning tough careers and chilling out instead
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