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OU On The BBC: Reith Lectures 2008: Chinese Vistas

OU on the BBC: Reith Lectures 2008: Chinese Vistas

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Jonathan Spence shares his visions of China - and what this might tell us about the future.

29 May

2008

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Meet Jonathan Spence The Open University / Karen Parker

Meet Jonathan Spence. Read more : Meet Jonathan Spence

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Find out more about the China programme, part of the BBC/OU's 'What the Ancients Did for Us' TV series Read more : OU on the BBC: What The Ancients Did For Us - The Chinese

OU on the BBC: Reith Lectures 2008: Chinese Vistas - This year's themes The Open University / Karen Parker

Find out about the themes Jonathan Spence covers in the 2008 Reith Lectures - Chinese Vistas. Read more : OU on the BBC: Reith Lectures 2008: Chinese Vistas - This year's themes

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The 2008 Reith Lectures on BBC Radio 4. Read more : The 2008 Reith Lectures on BBC Radio 4

First broadcast: Tuesday 3 Jun 2008 on BBC Radio 4

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