1. The Perforated Sheet
4 Extra Debut. Dr Aziz falls in love with a woman hidden behind a perforated sheet. Salman Rushdie's dazzling novel starring Abhin Galeya.
Dr Aadam Aziz falls in love with a woman hidden behind a perforated sheet.
An ambitious dramatisation of Salman Rushdie's dazzling novel of love, history and magic.
The first of five omnibuses.
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
All other parts were played by:
Sheetal Kapoor, Philip Fox, Emilio Doorgasingh, Chetna Pandya, Shiven Shankar, Shreya Shah, Renu Brindle, Ronny Jhutti and members of the company.
Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon.
Directed and produced by Tracey Neale and Emma Harding.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2017.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Broadcasts
Sun 20 Aug 201715:00BBC Radio 4- Mon 25 Oct 202110:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 25 Oct 202115:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 26 Oct 202103:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
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