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Dramatisation of Salman Rushdie's dazzling novel of love, history and magic.

Ambitious dramatisation of Salman Rushdie's dazzling novel of love, history and magic.

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Nikesh Patel

Abhin Galeya

Meera Syal

Silas Carson

Maya Sondhi

Anil Goutam

Anneika Rose

Deeivya Meir

Akbar Kurtha

Sagar Arya

Narinder Samra

Ace Bhatti

Shiven Shankar

Shreya Shah

Selva Rasalingam

Renu Brindle

Ronny Jhutti

Rina Mahoney

Aysha Kala

Salman Rushdie

Ayeesha Menon

Tracey Neale

Emma Harding

Midnight's Children: Part 1: The Perforated Sheet

Part 1: The Perforated Sheet

15/08/2017

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Midnight's Children, Part 1: The Perforated Sheet

Kashmir 1915. Dr Aadam Aziz falls in love with a woman hidden behind a perforated sheet.

To mark the 70th anniversary of the Partition of India, an ambitious dramatisation of Salman Rushdie's dazzling novel of love, history and magic. Starring Nikesh Patel.

1/7 To mark the 70th anniversary of the Partition of India, an ambitious new dramatization of Salman Rushdie's dazzling novel of love, history and magic. Saleem Sinai is born on the stroke of midnight on 15th August 1947, at the exact moment that India and Pakistan become separate, independent nations. From that moment on, his fate is mysteriously handcuffed to the history of his country. The story starts with Saleem's grandfather, Aadam, in Kashmir in 1915. 

Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon. Starring Nikesh Patel, Abhin Galeya and Meera Syal. 

Episode 1: The Perforated Sheet - Dr Aadam Aziz falls in love with a woman concealed behind a perforated sheet. 
Episode 2: Hit the Spittoon - Aadam gives refuge to a young poet, scared for his life after the murder of the Hummingbird. 
Episode 3: The Public Announcement - Saleem's imminent birth is accidentally announced to the world. 

Sound design by Peter Ringrose
Produced and directed by Tracey Neale and Emma Harding.

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