Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20210926 | Wang Lung and O-Lan meet and marry on the same day. O-Lan was a slave in the House of Hwang, the richest house in the village, where the opium-addicted owners are wasting their riches away. Wang Lung and O-Lan work hard and raise their children, but they are at the mercy of the land and when it fails them due to droughts and famine, they have to take desperate action. Wang Lung - Chris Lew Kum Hoi O-Lan - Chipo Chung Earth - Gana Bayarsaikhan Father -Liam Woon Uncle - Bruce Wang Ching/Buyer -Windson Liong Gatekeeper/Fruit seller, - Jon Chew Old Mistress - Pik Sen Lim Original music composed by Ruth Chan Written by Pearl S Buck, dramatised by Mary Cooper with MW Sun Directed by Shan Ng Produced by Pauline Harris for BBC Audio Drama North First audio drama of Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, exploring rural family life in China. Dramatisation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about a farmer's family in China. |
| 02 | 20211003 | Wang Lung and wife O-Lan find a way to return to their home on the farm where steadily their riches increase. But Wang Lung's riches bring untapped desires and he becomes obsessed with a concubine, Lotus.
Wang Lung - Chris Lew Kum Hoi
Original music composed by Ruth Chan
First audio drama of Pulitzer Prize-winning novel exploring rural family life in China. Dramatisation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about a farmer's family in China. |