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Steam and Starch
Episode 4 of 10
Anna Cenn learns what it was like to live and work in the Chinese laundries which sprung up across the country during the first half of the 20th century. From May 2007.
Anna Chen sets out to uncover the early history of the Chinese who came to Britain before the takeaway boom of the 1960s.
4/10. Steam and Starch
Anna learns what it was like to live and work in the Chinese laundries which sprung up across the country during the first half of the 20th century.
From 2007.
Producer: Mukti Jain Campion
A Culture Wise Production.
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Fri 31 Oct 201400:15
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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