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Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 7^th Dec 2015, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 7^th Jan 2020, 02:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

A beguiling story of two English women living in India more than 50 years apart. Stars Pippa Bennett-Warner and Ronny Jhutti. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Heat and Dust

The Husbands' Wedding Day

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 8^th Dec 2015, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 8^th Jan 2020, 02:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Harry visits the Rivers to try to break free of the Nawab while the narrator visits the Baba Firdaus shrine. Stars David Seddon. Show more

Contributors

Olivia:: Pippa Bennett-Warner
Narrator:: Abby Ford
Douglas:: Simon Harrison
The Nawab:: Ronny Jhutti
Harry:: David Seddon
Inder Lal:: Neet Mohan
Chid:: Will Howard
Maji:: Thusitha Jayasundera
Beth Crawford:: Debra Baker
Dr Saunders:: Sam Dale
Major Minnies:: Chris Pavlo
Author:: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Adaptor:: Shelley Silas
Director:: Gaynor Macfarlane

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Drama

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15 Minute Drama: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Heat and Dust

Series

15 Minute Drama

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Heat and Dust

Olivia

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 9^th Dec 2015, 10:41 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 9^th Jan 2020, 02:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Olivia and Douglas hope for a baby. Story of two English women living in India over 50 years apart. Stars Pippa Bennett-Warner. Show more

Contributors

Olivia:: Pippa Bennett-Warner
Narrator:: Abby Ford
Douglas:: Simon Harrison
The Nawab:: Ronny Jhutti
Harry:: David Seddon
Inder Lal:: Neet Mohan
Chid:: Will Howard
Maji:: Thusitha Jayasundera
Beth Crawford:: Debra Baker
Dr Saunders:: Sam Dale
Major Minnies:: Chris Pavlo
Author:: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Adaptor:: Shelley Silas
Director:: Gaynor Macfarlane

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Heat and Dust

Series

15 Minute Drama

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Heat and Dust

Pieces of Red String

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 10^th Dec 2015, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 10^th Jan 2020, 02:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

50 years apart, both women visit the Baba Firdaus shrine and make a wish. Stars Pippa Bennett-Warner and Abby Ford. Show more

Contributors

Olivia:: Pippa Bennett-Warner
Narrator:: Abby Ford
Douglas:: Simon Harrison
The Nawab:: Ronny Jhutti
Harry:: David Seddon
Inder Lal:: Neet Mohan
Chid:: Will Howard
Maji:: Thusitha Jayasundera
Beth Crawford:: Debra Baker
Dr Saunders:: Sam Dale
Major Minnies:: Chris Pavlo
Author:: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Adaptor:: Shelley Silas
Director:: Gaynor Macfarlane

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Heat and Dust

Series

15 Minute Drama

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Heat and Dust

Staying On

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 11^th Dec 2015, 10:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 11^th Jan 2020, 02:30 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Finding themselves in the same situation 50 years apart, both women must make life-changing decisions. Stars Abby Ford. Show more

Contributors

Olivia:: Pippa Bennett-Warner
Narrator:: Abby Ford
Douglas:: Simon Harrison
The Nawab:: Ronny Jhutti
Harry:: David Seddon
Inder Lal:: Neet Mohan
Chid:: Will Howard
Maji:: Thusitha Jayasundera
Beth Crawford:: Debra Baker
Dr Saunders:: Sam Dale
Major Minnies:: Chris Pavlo
Author:: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Adaptor:: Shelley Silas
Director:: Gaynor Macfarlane

Genres

Drama

Brand

15 Minute Drama: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Heat and Dust

Series

The Remains of the Day

BBC Two

Duration: 2 hours, 7 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 30^th Dec 2021, 16:05 on BBC Two WalesLatest broadcast: Sun 3^rd Sep 2023, 15:35 on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 9 months

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Mr Stevens, formerly the butler to the German sympathiser Lord Darlington, gets a letter from former colleague Miss Kenton. Show more

Contributors

Miss Kenton:: Emma Thompson
Auctioneer:: John Haycraft
Director:: James Ivory
Lewis:: Christopher Reeve
Landlady:: Caroline Hunt
Lord Darlington:: James Fox
Stevens:: Anthony Hopkins
Writer:: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Writer:: Kazuo Ishiguro
Father:: Peter Vaughan

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