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4. Marriage
Episode 4 of 5
Shanti and Henny enjoy a brisk marriage ceremony, and someone breaks a lot of glasses. Read by Sam Dastor and Renu Setna.
Shanti and Henny enjoy a brisk marriage ceremony, and someone breaks a lot of glasses.
Writer Vikram Seth explores the lives of two remarkable relatives, his Aunty Henny and Shanti Uncle.
Their story is one of travel and displacement, a voyage navigating some of history’s most terrible events, from India to 1930s Berlin, and finally, to Britain.
They had exotic beginnings but ended up happily in Hendon until their deaths in the 1980s and 90s.
Read by Sam Dastor and Renu Setna.
Written by Vikram Seth.
Abridged by Alison Joseph.
Producer: Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2005.
On radio
Thu 11 Jun 202608:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra
Broadcasts
- Thu 11 Jun 202608:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
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