Episode image is a detail from the cover of The Uninvited by Geling Yan, published in 2007 by Faber and Faber Limited; cover design by Faber; cover photograph by Johnny Ring.

Episode image is a detail from the cover of The Uninvited by Geling Yan, published in 2007 by Faber and Faber Limited; cover design by Faber; cover photograph by Johnny Ring.

For the 77th Second Hand Book Factory, Charles Adrian meets actor, wanderer and discover Rebecca Yeo at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich, London. They talk about the importance of asking questions without expecting answers, a seminal book on acting and banquet bugs in China.

The Uninvited by Geling Yan is also discussed in Page One 183.

This episode has been edited to remove music that is no longer covered by licence for this podcast.

This episode features a jingle written for the podcast by the band Friends Of Friends.

Episode released: 25th August, 2015.

Book listing:

Astonishing The Gods by Ben Okri

Acting: The First Six Lessons by Richard Boleslavsky

The Uninvited by Geling Yan

Links:

Page One 183

Friends Of Friends on Soundcloud

Charles Adrian