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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

Anneika Rose

Narinder Samra

Chetna Pandya

Zain Syed

Misha Shah

Ashley Kumar

Preeya Kalidas

Kulvinder Ghir

Selva Rasalingam

Ace Bhatti

Maya Sondhi

Anil Goutam

Meera Syal

Nael Ameen

Nikita Mehta

Salman Rushdie

Ayeesha Menon

Tracey Neale

Emma Harding

Midnight's Children: Part 5: Alpha and Omega

Part 5: Alpha and Omega

15/08/2017

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Midnight's Children, Part 5: Alpha and Omega

A series of accidents means that Mary's guilty secret can no longer be concealed.

Salman Rushdie's dazzling novel of love, history and magic, dramatised by Ayeesha Menon. Saleem continues to talk telepathically to all the other Midnight's Children.

5/7 Salman Rushdie's dazzling novel of love, history and magic, dramatised by Ayeesha Menon. Starring Nikesh Patel, Chetna Pandya and Meera Syal.

Contains two episodes: 

Alpha and Omega - Saleem continues to talk telepathically to all the other Midnight's Children, who all have their own unique magical powers. 
Revelations - Mary's guilty secret finally becomes too much to bear. 

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

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