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The One Who Wrote Destiny

Episode 4: Neha

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Novel about family, fate and fortune by Nikesh Shukla. London, 2017. Neha responds to her diagnosis the only way she knows how. Show more

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The One Who Wrote Destiny

Episode 5: Neha

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Hilarious and moving new novel from Nikesh Shukla about three generations of one family. London, 2017. Neha maps out her family tree, trying to spot the pattern. Show more

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The One Who Wrote Destiny

Episode 7: Mukesh

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

A hilarious and moving new novel from Nikesh Shukla about three generations of one family. Edinburgh, present day. Mukesh goes to see Raks' Edinburgh show. Show more

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The One Who Wrote Destiny

Episode 8: Mukesh

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Hilarious and moving novel from Nikesh Shukla about three generations of one family. Kenya, present day. German tourist Ingrid meets Raks, who is grieving his sister. Show more

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The One Who Wrote Destiny

Episode 10: Ba

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

A hilarious and moving new novel from Nikesh Shukla about three generations of one family. Kenya, 1988. Ba waits for The One Who Writes Destiny. Show more

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The One Who Wrote Destiny

Episode 1: Mukesh

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Hilarious and moving novel from Nikesh Shukla about three generations of one family. Keighley, 1966. Mukesh arrives from Kenya to study, and first meets Nisha. Show more

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The One Who Wrote Destiny

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Keighley, 1966. Nisha recruits Mukesh for the Diwali show. Novel about family, fate and fortune by Nikesh Shukla. Show more

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The One Who Wrote Destiny

Episode 3: Mukesh

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Novel about family, fate and fortune by Nikesh Shukla. Keighley, 1966. Mukesh's turn in the Diwali show is interrupted. Show more

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The One Who Wrote Destiny

Episode 6: Laila

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

A hilarious and moving new novel from Nikesh Shukla about three generations of one family. Laila takes a strange acting gig, where she meets Raks. Show more

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The One Who Wrote Destiny

Episode 9: Ba

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

A hilarious and moving new novel from Nikesh Shukla about three generations of one family. Kenya, 1988. After their mother's death, Neha and Raks spend time with Ba. Show more