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Classic Serial: Esmond in India

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

The conclusion of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala 's novel set in post-independence Delhi, dramatised in two parts by Nandita Ghose. Shakuntala has joined Esmond's tour of the Taj Mahal and Har Dayal 's dilemma over his daughter's proposed marriage deepens.
Repeated from Sunday

Contributors

Unknown:
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Unknown:
Nandita Ghose.
Unknown:
Har Dayal
Shakuntala:
Nina Wadia
Har Dayal:
Roshan Seth
Esmond:
Simon Armstrong
RamNath:
Nadim Sawalha
Gulab:
Mina Anwar
Uma:
Yasmin Sidhwa
I nd i ra:
Sakuntala Ramanee
Madhuri:
Jamila Massey
Lakshmi:
Shireen Shah
Betty:
Lesley Rooney
Amrit:
Lyndam Gregory
Source: Radio Times

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