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The Inheritance of Loss (Part One) by Kiran Desai. Dramatised by Rukhsana Ahmed
Broadcast Saturday 12 December 2009 at 2001 GMT
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Kiran Desai’s Booker prize-winning novel is dramatised for the first time for radio and ties in with the December edition of World Book Club.
Starring Ayesha Dharker (The Terrorist; Bombay Talkie), Vincent Ebrahim (The Kumars at No 42) and Paul Bhattacharjee (Dirty Pretty Things), it is the story of a young orphaned girl, Sai, who is sent to live with her fierce grandfather when her astronaut parents are killed in a car crash in Russia. A retired Judge, he is living with his dog and cook in splendid isolation in Kalimpong, near the Himalayas, and has no need of the uncomfortable memories she stirs up.
As Sai grows up – and falls in love – so the wider backdrop of political unrest begins to encroach on her future and her happiness.
Directed by Marion Nancarrow, the cast also includes Harvey Virdi, Pooja Ghai, Inam Mirza, Ronny Jhutti, Melissa Advani, Stephen Hogan, Kate Layden, Zubin Varla, Nickul Hathi, Ravi Aujla, Nicholas Khan, Antony Bunsee, Stephen Hogan, Rehan Sheikh and Badi Uzzaman.
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The Inheritance of Loss (Part Two) by Kiran Desai. Dramatised by Rukhsana Ahmed
Broadcast Saturday 19 December 2009 at 2001 GMT
The cast of The Inheritance of Loss
Top Row: Iman Mirza, Paul Bhattacharjee, Nicholas Khan. Bottom Row: Rehan Skeik, Vincent Ebrahim, Ayesha Dharker, Rhonny Jhutti, Ravi Aujla.
We continue our adaptation of Kiran Desai’s Man Booker prize-winning novel 'The Inheritance of Loss'.
Set near the Himalayas in the Nineteen Eighties, it is the story of Sai, an orphan, and her burgeoning love for her young tutor, Gyan.
But as opposition increases from her grandfather, and Gyan becomes increasingly drawn to the rising political party - the GNLF - can Sai hold on to her dreams?
Directed by Marion Nancarrow, Ayesha Dharker (The Terrorist; Bombay Talkie), Vincent Ebrahim (The Kumars at No 42) and Paul Bhattacharjee (Dirty Pretty Things) star in 'The Inheritance of Loss'.
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Broadcast Saturday 19 December 2009 at 2001 GMT
The cast of The Inheritance of Loss
Top Row: Iman Mirza, Paul Bhattacharjee, Nicholas Khan. Bottom Row: Rehan Skeik, Vincent Ebrahim, Ayesha Dharker, Rhonny Jhutti, Ravi Aujla.
We continue our adaptation of Kiran Desai’s Man Booker prize-winning novel 'The Inheritance of Loss'.
Set near the Himalayas in the Nineteen Eighties, it is the story of Sai, an orphan, and her burgeoning love for her young tutor, Gyan.
But as opposition increases from her grandfather, and Gyan becomes increasingly drawn to the rising political party - the GNLF - can Sai hold on to her dreams?
Directed by Marion Nancarrow, Ayesha Dharker (The Terrorist; Bombay Talkie), Vincent Ebrahim (The Kumars at No 42) and Paul Bhattacharjee (Dirty Pretty Things) star in 'The Inheritance of Loss'.
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