Pather Panchali - Song of the Road. BBC Radio 4 Classic Serial
by Bibhuti Bhushan Banerji dramatised by Tanika Gupta from a translation by T.W Clark & Tarapada Mukerji
A classic story of poverty and sibling love set in a remote Bengali village at the beginning of the twentieth century. The life of a poor Brahmin family is seen through the eyes of young Opu and his older sister Durga. With their father, Horihor, often away from home in search of work, tension mounts as their mother, Shorbojoya, struggles on her own.
2 episodes approx 57mins each.
Episode 1. 24th February, 2013
Episode 2. 3rd March, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01qx0cg
