Julia Lovell
Professor of Modern Chinese History and Literature at Birkbeck, University of London
6 episodes
Appears in multiple episodes with: Craig Clunas, Rana Mitter
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Journey to the West
Melvyn Bragg discusses the much loved Chinese novel from 1592, featuring Monkey, Tripitaka, Sandy and Pigsy, as they travel to India to bring back Buddhist texts.
20 May 2021
Also featuring: Chiung-yun Evelyn Liu, Craig Clunas
The Cultural Revolution
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the decade of upheaval in China under Mao's revolt within his own party, led at first by the Red Guards, from 1966 until his death in 1976
17 December 2020
Also featuring: Rana Mitter, Sun Peidong
The Long March
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history and symbolism of the Chinese Red Army's escape from the Kuomintang in 1934/5 and Mao Zedong's emergence from it as the future leader
29 November 2018
Also featuring: Rana Mitter, Sun Shuyun
The Ming Voyages
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Ming Voyages, the 15th-century naval expeditions led by the Chinese admiral Zheng He.
13 October 2011
Also featuring: Rana Mitter, Craig Clunas
The Taiping Rebellion
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Taiping Rebellion, a Chinese civil war which claimed around 20 million lives in the 19th century.
24 February 2011
Also featuring: Rana Mitter, Frances Wood
The Great Wall of China
Melvyn Bragg and guests Julia Lovell, Rana Mitter and Frances Wood discuss The Great Wall of China.
29 April 2010
Also featuring: Rana Mitter, Frances Wood