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Midnight's Children

Part 1: The Perforated Sheet

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 15^th Aug 2017, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 15^th Aug 2017, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

To mark the 70th anniversary of the Partition of India, an ambitious dramatisation of Salman Rushdie's dazzling novel of love, history and magic. Starring Nikesh Patel. Show more

Contributors

Saleem:: Nikesh Patel
Aadam:: Abhin Galeya
Mrs Aziz:: Meera Syal
Ghani:: Silas Carson
Naseem:: Maya Sondhi
Tai:: Anil Goutam
Mumtaz:: Anneika Rose
Emerald:: Deeivya Meir
Nadir Khan:: Akbar Kurtha
The Hummingbird:: Sagar Arya
Ahmed:: Narinder Samra
Major Zulfikar:: Ace Bhatti
Ramram Seth:: Sagar Arya
The Boy:: Shiven Shankar
The Girl:: Shreya Shah
Actor:: Selva Rasalingam
Actor:: Renu Brindle
Actor:: Ronny Jhutti
Actor:: Rina Mahoney
Actor:: Aysha Kala
Author:: Salman Rushdie
Adaptor:: Ayeesha Menon
Director:: Tracey Neale
Director:: Emma Harding
Producer:: Tracey Neale
Producer:: Emma Harding

Genres

Drama

Brand

Midnight's Children

Source: BBC Online

Midnight's Children

Omnibus

1. The Perforated Sheet

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 20^th Aug 2017, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 26^th Oct 2021, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Dr Aziz falls in love with a woman hidden behind a perforated sheet. Salman Rushdie's dazzling novel starring Abhin Galeya. Show more

Contributors

Saleem:: Nikesh Patel
Aadam:: Abhin Galeya
Mrs Aziz:: Meera Syal
Ghani:: Silas Carson
Naseem:: Maya Sondhi
Tai:: Anil Goutam
Mumtaz:: Anneika Rose
Emerald:: Deeivya Meir
Nadir Khan:: Akbar Kurtha
The Hummingbird:: Sagar Arya
Ahmed Sinai:: Narinder Samra
Major Zulfikar:: Ace Bhatti
Kemal:: Kulvinder Ghir
Actor:: Sheetal Kapoor
Actor:: Philip Fox
Actor:: Emilio Doorgasingh
Actor:: Chetna Pandya
Actor:: Shiven Shankar
Actor:: Shreya Shah
Actor:: Renu Brindle
Actor:: Ronny Jhutti
Author:: Salman Rushdie
Adaptor:: Ayeesha Menon
Director:: Tracey Neale
Director:: Emma Harding
Producer:: Tracey Neale
Producer:: Emma Harding

Genres

Drama

Brand

Midnight's Children

Series

Midnight's Children: Omnibus

Source: BBC Online

Midnight's Children

Part 4: All India Radio

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 15^th Aug 2017, 16:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 15^th Aug 2017, 16:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Salman Rushdie's dazzling novel of love, history and magic, dramatised by Ayeesha Menon, starring Nikesh Patel. Saleem indulges his ability to tune into other people's thoughts. Show more

Contributors

Saleem:: Nikesh Patel
Mumtaz:: Anneika Rose
Mary:: Chetna Pandya
Young Saleem:: Zain Syed
Young Jamila:: Misha Shah
Sonny:: Ahren Chadha
Evie Burns:: Kerry Gooderson
The Teacher:: Selva Rasalingam
The Shopkeeper:: Abhin Galeya
Midnight’s Child:: Nael Ameen
Midnight’s Child:: Nikita Mehta
Midnight’s Child:: Shiven Shankar
Midnight’s Child:: Shreya Shah
Author:: Salman Rushdie
Adaptor:: Ayeesha Menon
Director:: Tracey Neale
Director:: Emma Harding
Producer:: Tracey Neale
Producer:: Emma Harding

Genres

Drama

Brand

Midnight's Children

Source: BBC Online

Midnight's Children

Part 6: How Saleem Achieved Purity

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 15^th Aug 2017, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 15^th Aug 2017, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Salman Rushdie's prize-winning novel of love, history and magic, dramatised by Ayeesha Menon. The Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 changes Saleem's life forever. Starring Nikesh Patel. Show more

Contributors

Saleem:: Nikesh Patel
Jamila:: Deeivya Meir
Young Saleem:: Zain Syed
Young Jamila:: Misha Shah
Mumtaz:: Anneika Rose
Ahmed:: Narinder Samra
Mary:: Chetna Pandya
Brigadier Iskander:: Selva Rasalingam
Sergeant Major Najmuddin:: Sagar Arya
Ayooba:: Abhin Galeya
Shaheed:: Ronny Jhutti
The Peasant:: Akbar Kurtha
Picture Singh:: Silas Carson
Parvati:: Aysha Kala
Young Shiva:: Nael Ameen
Young Parvati:: Nikita Mehta
Midnight’s Child:: Ahren Chadha
Midnight’s Child:: Shiven Shankar
Midnight’s Child:: Shreya Shah
Actor:: Sheetal Kapoor
Actor:: Renu Brindle
Actor:: Emilio Doorgasingh
Author:: Salman Rushdie
Adaptor:: Ayeesha Menon
Director:: Tracey Neale
Director:: Emma Harding
Producer:: Tracey Neale
Producer:: Emma Harding

Genres

Drama

Brand

Midnight's Children

Source: BBC Online

Midnight's Children

Omnibus

4. How Saleem Achieved Purity

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 10^th Sep 2017, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 29^th Oct 2021, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 9 months

The Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 changes Saleem's life forever. Salman Rushdie's dazzling novel starring Nikesh Patel. Show more

Contributors

Saleem:: Nikesh Patel
Jamila:: Deeivya Meir
Young Saleem:: Zain Syed
Young Jamila:: Misha Shah
Mumtaz:: Anneika Rose
Ahmed:: Narinder Samra
Brigadier Iskander:: Selva Rasalingam
Sergeant Major Najmuddin:: Sagar Arya
Ayooba:: Abhin Galeya
Shaheed:: Ronny Jhutti
The Peasant:: Akbar Kurtha
Picture Singh:: Silas Carson
Parvati:: Aysha Kala
Young Shiva:: Nael Ameen
Young Parvati:: Nikita Mehta
Midnight's Child:: Ahren Chadha
Midnight's Child:: Shiven Shankar
Midnight's Child:: Shreya Shah
Actor:: Sheetal Kapoor
Actor:: Renu Brindle
Actor:: Emilio Doorgasingh
Author:: Salman Rushdie
Adaptor:: Ayeesha Menon
Director:: Tracey Neale
Director:: Emma Harding
Producer:: Tracey Neale
Producer:: Emma Harding

Genres

Drama

Brand

Midnight's Children

Series

Midnight's Children: Omnibus

Source: BBC Online

Midnight's Children

Omnibus

5. The Shadow of the Mosque

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 17^th Sep 2017, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 30^th Oct 2021, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 9 months

Saleem is reunited with the other Midnight's Children in terrifying circumstances. Salman Rushdie's novel starring Nikesh Patel. Show more

Contributors

Saleem:: Nikesh Patel
Jamila:: Deeivya Meir
Young Saleem:: Zain Syed
Young Jamila:: Misha Shah
Mumtaz:: Anneika Rose
Ahmed:: Narinder Samra
Brigadier Iskander:: Selva Rasalingam
Sergeant Major Najmuddin:: Sagar Arya
Ayooba:: Abhin Galeya
Shaheed:: Ronny Jhutti
The Peasant:: Akbar Kurtha
Picture Singh:: Silas Carson
Parvati:: Aysha Kala
Young Shiva:: Nael Ameen
Young Parvati:: Nikita Mehta
Midnight's Child:: Ahren Chadha
Midnight's Child:: Shiven Shankar
Midnight's Child:: Shreya Shah
Actor:: Sheetal Kapoor
Actor:: Renu Brindle
Actor:: Emilio Doorgasingh
Author:: Salman Rushdie
Adaptor:: Ayeesha Menon
Director:: Tracey Neale
Director:: Emma Harding
Producer:: Tracey Neale
Producer:: Emma Harding

Genres

Drama

Brand

Midnight's Children

Series

Midnight's Children: Omnibus

Source: BBC Online

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