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Plain Tales from the Raj

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

A panorama of British India recorded by some of those who lived in it.
5: The Heavenborn: the Indian Civil Service
Speakers: SIR PERCIVAL AND LADY GRIFFITHS , MRS IRIS PORTAL , JOHN MORRIS , LT-COL L. P. LK MARCHAND, LESLIE JOHNSON , LT-COL KENNETH MASON , DHARAM VIRA , PHILIP MASON , DAVID SYMINGTON , SIR JOHN COTTON , R. V. VERNEDE , SIR PENDEREL MOON , S. K. DAS , SIR OLAF CAROE , COL B. H. ZAIDI , RUPERT MAYNE and IAN STEPHENS. Presented by Evan Charlton
Field recordings by CHARLES ALLEN and PRAKASH MIRCHANDANI Composed and produced by MICHAEL MASON

Contributors

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Lady Griffiths
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Mrs Iris Portal
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John Morris
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Leslie Johnson
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Lt-Col Kenneth Mason
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Dharam Vira
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Philip Mason
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David Symington
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Sir John Cotton
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R. V. Vernede
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Sir Penderel Moon
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S. K. Das
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Sir Olaf Caroe
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B. H. Zaidi
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Rupert Mayne
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Ian Stephens.
Presented By:
Evan Charlton
Unknown:
Charles Allen
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Prakash Mirchandani
Produced By:
Michael Mason
Source: Radio Times

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