Anna Chen revisits the Cultural Revolution Model Operas that she first heard as a child in sixties’ London and discovers how they are, somewhat surprisingly, enjoying a new lease of life. (1 x 28′)
First broadcast July 2012 BBC Radio 4
Contributors: Conductor Jindong Cai, journalist Sheila Melvin, novelist Anchee Min and film director Yan Ting Yuen.
Producer Mukti Jain Campion
Radio Choice: The Daily Mail, The Daily Telegraph, The Independent