Tone Deaf

Episode am1 | Published 14/06/2010 11:11
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In his ongoing wrestling match with the Cantonese language, Benjamin Law charts his attempts to master his family’s mother tongue.

Tone Deaf is an extract from Benjamin Law’s book The Family Law, published by Black Inc. Fine out more about the book here; it’s since been adapted for TV, too!

Please note: this podcast contains explicit language.



Story: Benjamin Law
Voice: Benjamin Law
Illustration: Polly Dedman
Sound design: Jon Tjhia

Engineered and edited by Jessie Borrelle and Jon Tjhia; additional voice by Long Tjhia. An excerpt was aired on FBi’s ‘All The Best’ on 2 July 2011, which you can listen to here. Benjamin Law · http://www.benjamin-law.com/ Black Inc Books · http://www.blackincbooks.com/