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As two pandas arrive at Edinburgh Zoo, Philip Dodd investigates how China uses these lazy bamboo-munching bears, with a marked reluctance to procreate, for political influence.
1/1 Mao gave them to Nixon, Edward Heath desperately wanted some, and now Alex Salmond has got his hands on two. Has there ever been a more political animal than the panda? In this special programme tied to the arrival of the two pandas at Edinburgh Zoo, Philip Dodd investigates how a lazy, bamboo munching bear with a marked reluctance to procreate became the political gift par excellence.
- Broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland, 10:30AM Sun, 12 Feb 2012
- Available until 12:00AM Thu, 1 Jan 2099
- First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 11:00AM Fri, 20 Jan 2012
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- Duration 28 minutes
