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A street kid goes on an Indian TV game show. From the novel that sparked the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire. Stars Anand Tiwari.

By Ayeesha Menon, from the novel by Vikas Swarup.

Street kid Ram Mohammad Thomas is a contestant on the hit Indian TV show Who Will Win a Billion. As he ponders over the first question, his thoughts drift back to his childhood in Delhi. A baby abandoned on the steps of a church, Thomas was brought up by a well-meaning priest, until he was abandoned yet again.

Thomas ...... Anand Tiwari
Prem Kumar ...... Sohrab Ardeshir
Father Francis ...... Henry Goodman
Young Thomas ...... Caran Arora
Father John ...... Rajit Kapur

Other parts played by Kenneth Desai, Ashley Cook and Vikrant Chaturvedi.

Directed by John Dryden

15 minutes

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Sun 24 May 202019:00
BBC Radio 4

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