English Takeaway
Thursday 19 June 2008 23:00-23:15 (Radio 3)
Series exploring British perspectives on China.
Playlist:
4/4. 'China Stands Up': Maoist Peasant and English Leveller
Patrick Wright looks at how, in the mid-1950s, the artists Stanley Spencer and Paul Hogarth reacted to the People's Republic and its leadership in the company of various Labour MPs.
Part of Radio 3's Focus on China season.