Carol Michaelson
Assistant Keeper of Chinese Art in the Department of Asia at the British Museum
2 episodes
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The Han Synthesis
Melvyn Bragg discusses the Han Synthesis, an overarching system of thought which still defines Chinese culture today.
14 October 2004
Also featuring: Christopher Cullen, Roel Sterckx
China's Warring States period
Melvyn Bragg discusses an epoch of astonishing productivity in Chinese history after Confucius and before the Terracotta Army that has great parallels with the golden age of Greek culture.
1 April 2004
Also featuring: Chris Cullen, Vivienne Lo