Episodes
First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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19971213 | 20010228 | Dutch sinologist and diplomat Robert van Gulik wrote books on Chinese art, painting, music and animals - and a famous series of mystery novels based on a real-life, historical character, Judge Dee, who was active under the T'ang dynasty. Janwillem van de Wetering, himself a thriller writer and van Gulik's biographer, explores the extraordinary career of Judge Dee's creator. |