Episode 2
Babo and Sian's passionate relationship is blossoming, but then his parents discover their secret. Read by Indira Varma.
Tishani Doshi's comic yet tender story of four generations of the Patel-Joneses, inspired by her own Welsh-Gujurati background.
Babo has left his family behind in Madras to go to London to further his studies. Despite being a vegan and a teetotaller, he has eaten meat and drunk Peppermint Schnapps - worse than both of these things though, in his mother's eyes, he's fallen in love - with a Welsh girl. At home in Madras, in the house with orange and black gates, and still unaware of this news, Trishala worries about her son all those thousands of miles away in England. Meanwhile, in London, Babo and Sian's secret relationship grows stronger and more passionate every day. Then, on a trip out, they bump into some old friends of Babo's parents who decide that it's time for the Patels learn about their son's deception. A telegram is sent.
The reader is Indira Varma who appeared recently in the 6 part 大象传媒 drama Luther. In 2006 she played Suzie Costello Torchwood.
Abridged and directed by Nigel Lewis.
Produced by Kate McAll.
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Tue 27 Jul 2010 22:45大象传媒 Radio 4- Tue 26 May 2015 14:00大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 27 May 2015 02:00大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
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