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01Mount Kao-ling20150921Author of The Hare With Amber Eyes potter Edmund de Waal's new book on the history of porcelain.

On a personal pilgrimage to the countries and people who make porcelain, the author's first stop is China and Jingdezhen, the city of porcelain.

Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt

Abridged by Jules Wilkinson

Produced by Gemma Jenkins.

Edmund de Waal's first stop is China and Jingdezhen, the city of porcelain.

02Dresden And Tschirnhaus20150922The author explores the dramatic events that led to the creation of European porcelain.
03Meissen And Bottger20150923How young alchemist Johann Freidrich Bottger unlocked the secrets of porcelain creation.
04Tregonning Hill20150924In Cornwall, the author explores William Cookworthy's contribution to porcelain's history.
05 LASTAllach20150925The author journeys to Dachau to uncover Allach porcelain's dark history.