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5. Progress
Episode 5 of 5
Exploring the lives of young Chinese and graduates pressure to succeed under the threat of unemployment. Read by David Sneddon.
Rejoin the cohort in 2014 as they approach or turn 30 years old.
Stable employment continues to preoccupy them, as does the question of when and how to start a family.
Concluding the stories of young Chinese lives, particularly those born under the one-child policy of the 1980s, as they seek to negotiate the expectations of those around them and their own inner desires for self-fulfilment.
Written by Alec Ash.
Read by David Seddon.
Abridged and Produced by Jill Waters.
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2016.
Last on
Sat 26 Jun 202102:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | David Seddon |
| Author | Alec Ash |
| Abridger | Jill Waters |
| Producer | Jill Waters |
Broadcasts
Fri 26 Aug 201609:45BBC Radio 4 FM- Sat 27 Aug 201600:30BBC Radio 4
- Fri 25 Jun 202114:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 26 Jun 202102:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
