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Plain Tales from the Raj

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

Once there was a British Raj in India
Some people loved and served it .Some people hated or ridiculed it
Must people knew little about it These programmes present it through the voices o] those who were part of it
1: The Sahibs and the Land
Who went to India and why-and the kind of land and people they found there.
Presented by Evan Charlton
... all this was evoked by Michael Mason and his orchestra oj authentic, reminiscing voices, some sad, many drily amused, all marked for life by the protocol and traditions of the Raj. (SUNDAY TIMES) Field recordings by CHARLES ALLEN and PRAKASH MIRCHANDANI Composer and produced by MICHAEL MASON ‡

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Presented By:
Evan Charlton
Unknown:
Michael Mason
Unknown:
Charles Allen
Unknown:
Prakash Mirchandani
Produced By:
Michael Mason
Source: Radio Times

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