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THE ROAD TO INDEPENDENCE

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The sixth programme in the series ' India and Pakistan ' repeated for the first anniversary of Independence Day
Written and produced by Louis MacNeice
The creation of two new Dominions on August 15, 1947, was a landmark in world history. Indian politics are more tangled than most, but certain main themes emerge in this programme reflected in dramatic form and carried by three protagonists:

Contributors

Produced By:
Louis MacNeice
The Hindu:
Cyril Cusack
The Muslim:
Duncan McLntyre
The Englishman:
Michael Hordern
Source: Radio Times

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