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Episode 5
Indian revolutionary Dinesh Gupta faces execution.
Calcutta 1931. Dinesh Gupta is in Alipore Jail sentenced to execution by hanging following his attack on the British Colonial Office Writers' Building where he shot a British officer dead. His family and Gandhi have appealed but will they succeed?
Concluding episode of Tanika Gupta's Letters from a Young Indian Revolutionary part of Writing the Century our drama series exploring the 20th century through the diaries and correspondence of real people.
Directed by Nadia Molinari.
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Fri 31 Jul 201519:45
BBC Radio 4
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Dinesh | Ameet Chana |
| Older Pritish | Vincent Ebrahim |
| Young Pritish | Sagar Arya |
| Swann | Stephen Hogan |
| Tegart | Nicholas Khan |
| Writer | Tanika Gupta |
| Director | Nadia Molinari |
Broadcasts
- Fri 31 Jul 201510:45BBC Radio 4 FM
- Fri 31 Jul 201519:45BBC Radio 4
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