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Radio 3,06 Feb 2017,15 mins

Series Strange Beds

Colin Thubron

The Essay

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Five writers recall a night they spent somewhere out of the ordinary. Colin Thubron is the first to report back. Thirty years ago he was in a Chinese town, unknown to the rest of the world. His time here was haunted by memories of a merciless leader, whose bed he will sleep in for one night only. One night is enough though ... Producer Duncan Minshull.

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