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Mar 2017
18m 42s

Murder in the Lucky Holiday Hotel - Epis...

Bbc Radio 4
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What really happened in the hotel suite in Chongqing? The British businessman and go-between Neil Heywood arrives in Chongqing, where an"iron-blooded" police chief holds sway. The continuing true story of sex, death and Chinese politics, told by the BBC's former China Editor Carrie Gracie.

Producers: Maria Byrne and Neal Razzell Sound mix by James Beard.

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