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Secrets and Lies: China’s dissident cartoonist

Secrets and Lies: China’s dissident cartoonist

FromLives Less Ordinary


Secrets and Lies: China’s dissident cartoonist

FromLives Less Ordinary

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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Apr 10, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Badiucao is one of China's most famous dissident cartoonists. His art is political and provocative - from poking fun at powerful Chinese figures like President Xi Jinping, to capturing the final days of Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo. For years, Badiucao operated in secrecy: he moved into exile in Australia, and wore a mask at public events to conceal his identity. In 2018 he planned his first ever solo exhibition in Hong Kong, but how would the Chinese authorities take it?

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Presenter and producer: Maryam Maruf
Secrets & Lies series producer: Fiona Woods
Music: Joel Cox
Released:
Apr 10, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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