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The Raj Quartet: The Jewel in the Crown, The Day of the Scorpion, The Towers of Silence & A Division of the Spoils - A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation (Standard format, CD, Unabridged edition)
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The Raj Quartet: The Jewel in the Crown, The Day of the Scorpion, The Towers of Silence & A Division of the Spoils - A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation (Standard format, CD, Unabridged edition)
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An epic full-cast dramatisation of Paul Scott's classic series of
novels charting the last days ofthe British Raj. Spanning the years
from 1942 to 1947, this landmark saga explores the relationships
between an array of soldiers and civilians stationedin India, as
the sun sets on British colonial rule. As The Jewel in the Crown
opens, World War II is at its height and Gandhi is calling for the
British to leave. When Daphne Manners arrives in Mayapore, she
meets two men who will change her life: Hari Kumar and Ronald
Merrick. She begins to fall for Hari, but Ronald Merrick - the
local police superintendent - becomes infatuated with her and
seethes with hatred for Hari. The Day of the Scorpion finds Merrick
worming his way into the Layton family, and his treatment of Hari
Kumar is revealed. In The Towers of Silence, it is summer 1945, and
as the war ends Mabel Layton's companion Barbie Batchelor is forced
to leave her home in Pankot. In A Division of the Spoils, Sergeant
Guy Perron arrives to witness India's independence, while the
Laytons plan for their future - but the division of the country
will spark tragic consequences for many. The extensive,
star-studded cast includes Anna Maxwell Martin (Bleak House,
Motherland), Prasanna Puwanarajah (Doctor Foster), Geraldine James
(who also starred in the film of The Jewel in the Crown), Mark
Bazeley (Broadchurch), Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock), Kulvinder
Ghir (Goodness Gracious Me) and Nina Wadia (Eastenders). Duration:
9 hours approx.
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