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21 December 1916 - Marion Wardle

On this day in 1916, the Triple Industrial Alliance protested the use of Chinese labour on ships without equal pay, and there are grumblings in the Belgian colony in Birtley.

Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes

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Wed 21 Dec 201612:04
BBC Radio 4

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Credits

Marion WardleLaura Elphinstone
Kitty LumleyAmi Metcalf
Jean Claude LengelaFiston Barek
AlgrainJoseph Kloska
FlorianJonathan Brandt
Thomas DixonNeil Grainger
WriterSebastian Baczkiewicz
DirectorJessica Dromgoole

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  • Wed 21 Dec 201612:04
    BBC Radio 4

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