A Passage to India

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EM Forster - A Passage to India: 6. Reflections

6. Reflections

EM Forster - A Passage to India

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Is Fielding right? Is there something in India that doesn't suit English ladies?

As Aziz ponders English ladies in India, Adela wonders why the doctor hasn’t organised the cave expedition. Stars Shubham Saraf.

Aziz ponders over Fielding's reflections, that there is something in India that doesn't suit English ladies.

Meanwhile Adela wonders why the doctor has not yet organised the promised expedition to the mysterious Marabar caves. 

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

Mrs Moore ...... Penelope Wilton
Adela ...... Ellie Kendrick
Dr Aziz ...... Shubham Saraf
Fielding ...... Jonathan Firth
Servant ...... Ronny Jhutti

Director Tracey Neale

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2019.

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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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