Book at Bedtime - The Uninvited
A Chinese factory-worker, posing as a journalist to get free meals at promotional banquets, discovers rampant corruption and feels himself compelled to act
Book at Bedtime - The Uninvited - Episode 1
The Uninvited, by Geling Yan. 1/10. Dan Dong, an unemployed factory worker, discovers that by posing as a journalist he can get access to many Beijing promotional banquets.
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Book at Bedtime - The Uninvited - Episode 10
The Nudity Banquet beckons, and Dan sets off with a light and curious heart - but there are surprises in store.
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Book at Bedtime - The Uninvited - Episode 3
The Uninvited, by Geling Yan. 3/10. Dan's career as a fake journalist seems to be picking up steam, but he would much rather just be a banquet bug.
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Book at Bedtime - The Uninvited - Episode 4
The Uninvited, by Geling Yan. 4/10. Dan's worst fears may be about to come true, but life as a banquet bug couldn't last forever, could it?
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Book at Bedtime - The Uninvited - Episode 5
The Uninvited, by Geling Yan. 5/10.Dan has decided it's time his wife, Little Plum, has a go at a banquet. Meanwhile Dan's reputation as the peasants' champion turns up to bite him.
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Book at Bedtime - The Uninvited - Episode 6
Dan Dong's career as a fake journalist and banquet bug has taken a strange turn. He's writing articles, and has a reputation as an expert on peasant farmers.
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Book at Bedtime - The Uninvited - Episode 7
The cull of banquet bugs begins - what chance Dan Dong? And is this any time for a driving lesson? Read by Neil Dudgeon.
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Book at Bedtime - The Uninvited - Episode 8
Everyone seems to see Dan as an honest man, which is odd considering he's a fake. But when Ocean Chen calls, Dan feels obliged to go.
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Book at Bedtime - The Uninvited - Episode 9
Dan is at breaking point. The moral demands everyone is making of his non-existent journalistic skills are more than he can bear.
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