A Passage to India

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EM Forster - A Passage to India: 2. The Wish

2. The Wish

EM Forster - A Passage to India

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Mrs Moore and Adela meet the members of the Chandrapore English Club for the first time.

Mrs Moore and Adela meet members of the Chandrapore Club and Adela declares a wish to see the real India. Stars Ellie Kendrick.

Mrs Moore and Adela meet the members of the Chandrapore Club for the first time and Adela declares a wish to see the real India.

Tanika Gupta's imaginative and bold adaptation of EM Forster's masterful novel.

Mrs Moore ..…. Penelope Wilton 
Adela …... Ellie Kendrick 
Ronny ..…. Christopher Harper 
Fielding  …... Jonathan Firth 
Mrs Callendar …... Susan Jameson 
Mrs Turton ..…. Joanna Monro 
Turton ..…. Tony Turner 
English Club Member ..…. Michael Bertenshaw 
English Club Member …... Joseph Ayre 
English Club Member …... Don Gilet 
English Club Member ..…. Franchi Webb 
English Club Member ..…. Sarah Ovens 
English Club Member …... Sam Dale 

Director:  Tracey Neale

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2019.

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

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EM Forster's story of muddle and mystery set against the backdrop of the British Raj.

Adaptation of EM Forster's novel set against the backdrop of the British Raj and its control of India.

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