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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) Loot Price: R565
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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...

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)

Paul Scott; Read by Anna Maxwell Martin, Benedict Cumberbatch, Full Cast, Geraldine James, Kulvinder Ghir, Mark Bazeley, Nina Wadia, Prasanna Puwanarajah

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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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Imprint: BBC Physical Audio
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: 2019
Authors: Paul Scott
Readers: Anna Maxwell Martin • Benedict Cumberbatch • Full Cast • Geraldine James • Kulvinder Ghir • Mark Bazeley • Nina Wadia • Prasanna Puwanarajah
Dimensions: 141 x 138 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format: CD  Standard format
Disks: 9
Running time: 512 minutes
Edition: Unabridged edition
ISBN-13: 978-1-78753-290-8
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Radio
Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Historical fiction
LSN: 1-78753-290-9
Barcode: 9781787532908

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