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Two Lives by Vikram Seth (Omnibus)

At 17, Vikram Seth stays with two remarkable relatives, Aunty Henny and Shanti Uncle. Read by Sam Dastor and Renu Setnu.

In 1969, aged 17, Vikram Seth went to stay with 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.

Vikram Seth's remarkable story, first published in 2006.

Omnibus of five episodes abridged by Alison Joseph.
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Read by Sam Dastor and Renu Setnu..

Producer: Duncan Minshull

First broadcast on Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Radio 4 in October 2005.

1 hour, 10 minutes

Last on

Mon 15 Jun 2026 02:30

Broadcasts

  • Sun 14 Jun 2026 07:30
  • Sun 14 Jun 2026 12:30
  • Sun 14 Jun 2026 18:30
  • Mon 15 Jun 2026 02:30