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3.9 The Seventh Test 'The Visitor' Apr 03, 2023

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In jail for murder, Sapna is trying to make sense of the past few months. But there is hope in an unexpected visit from someone she has helped in the past.

Cast:

Sapna – Rasika Dugal

Acharya – Vijay Chrishna

Karan – Neil Bhoopalam

Nirmila Ben / Rosie – Radhika Mital

Sapna’s Mother – Shernaz Patel

Raja – Sumeet Vyas

Kuldeep Singh / Roaji – Rajit Kapur

Neha – Amrita Puri

Priya Capoor / Pushpa / Female Judge – Ayesha Raza

Badan Singh / Politician / Constable – Kenny Desai

Madan – Vivek Madan

Neelam / Babli – Prerna Chawla

Rent Collector – Satchit Puranik

Production:

Sound Design - Steve Bond

Editing Assistant – Varun Bangera

Script Editor - Mike Walker

Assistant Producer - Toral Shah

Producer - Nadir Khan

Music - Sacha Putnam

Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon and John Dryden from the novel “ACCIDENTAL APPRENTICE” by Vikas Swarup.

Director - John Scott Dryden

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3.8 The Seventh Test 'Acid Rain' Mar 27, 2023

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Having passed six of the “life tests”, Sapna is within reach of changing her life forever – but not in the way she had anticipated. As the consequences of her Faustian pact become apparent, she realizes there is no escape.

Cast:

Sapna – Rasika Dugal

Acharya – Vijay Chrishna

Karan – Neil Bhoopalam

Nirmila Ben / Rosie – Radhika Mital

Sapna’s Mother – Shernaz Patel

Raja – Sumeet Vyas

Kuldeep Singh / Roaji – Rajit Kapur

Neha – Amrita Puri

Priya Capoor / Pushpa / Female Judge – Ayesha Raza

Badan Singh / Politician / Constable – Kenny Desai

Madan – Vivek Madan

Neelam / Babli – Prerna Chawla

Rent Collector – Satchit Puranik

Production:

Sound Design - Steve Bond

Editing Assistant – Varun Bangera

Script Editor - Mike Walker

Assistant Producer - Toral Shah

Producer - Nadir Khan

Music - Sacha Putnam

Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon and John Dryden from the novel “ACCIDENTAL APPRENTICE” by Vikas Swarup.

Director - John Scott Dryden

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3.7 The Seventh Test 'The Protest' Mar 20, 2023

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Increasing rent prices send Sapna’s elderly neighbour, Nirmila Ben on a crusade against corruption. But when no one notices her protest and her frail health begins to fail, Sapna must find a way to save her. Dramatised from Vikas Swarup’s best-selling novel “The Accidental Apprentice”.

Cast:

Sapna – Rasika Dugal

Acharya – Vijay Chrishna

Karan – Neil Bhoopalam

Nirmila Ben / Rosie – Radhika Mital

Sapna’s Mother – Shernaz Patel

Raja – Sumeet Vyas

Kuldeep Singh / Roaji – Rajit Kapur

Neha – Amrita Puri

Priya Capoor / Pushpa / Female Judge – Ayesha Raza

Badan Singh / Politician / Constable – Kenny Desai

Madan – Vivek Madan

Neelam / Babli – Prerna Chawla

Rent Collector – Satchit Puranik

Production:

Sound Design - Steve Bond

Editing Assistant – Varun Bangera

Script Editor - Mike Walker

Assistant Producer - Toral Shah

Producer - Nadir Khan

Music - Sacha Putnam

Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon and John Dryden from the novel “ACCIDENTAL APPRENTICE” by Vikas Swarup.

Director - John Scott Dryden

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3.6 The Seventh Test 'Pop Star No 1' Mar 13, 2023

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When Sapna’s sister, Neha enters India’s top musical talent show “Pop Star No 1”, she attracts the attention of blind music producer, Raoji. But not in the way she would have hoped. Sapna must come to her rescue. Dramatised from Vikas Swarup’s best-selling novel “The Accidental Apprentice”.

Cast:

Sapna – Rasika Dugal

Acharya – Vijay Chrishna

Karan – Neil Bhoopalam

Nirmila Ben / Rosie – Radhika Mital

Sapna’s Mother – Shernaz Patel

Raja – Sumeet Vyas

Kuldeep Singh / Roaji – Rajit Kapur

Neha – Amrita Puri

Priya Capoor / Pushpa / Female Judge – Ayesha Raza

Badan Singh / Politician / Constable – Kenny Desai

Madan – Vivek Madan

Neelam / Babli – Prerna Chawla

Rent Collector – Satchit Puranik

Production:

Sound Design - Steve Bond

Editing Assistant – Varun Bangera

Script Editor - Mike Walker

Assistant Producer - Toral Shah

Producer - Nadir Khan

Music - Sacha Putnam

Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon and John Dryden from the novel “ACCIDENTAL APPRENTICE” by Vikas Swarup.

Director - John Scott Dryden

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3.5 The Seventh Test 'Candy Van' Mar 07, 2023

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A van appears in Sapna’s neighbourhood, luring children away with sweets, to work in factories. Sapna intervenes, but in so doing sets off a chain of events that lead her into the path of danger. Dramatised from Vikas Swarup’s best-selling novel “The Accidental Apprentice”.

Cast:

Sapna – Rasika Dugal

Acharya – Vijay Chrishna

Karan – Neil Bhoopalam

Nirmila Ben / Rosie – Radhika Mital

Sapna’s Mother – Shernaz Patel

Raja – Sumeet Vyas

Kuldeep Singh / Roaji – Rajit Kapur

Neha – Amrita Puri

Priya Capoor / Pushpa / Female Judge – Ayesha Raza

Badan Singh / Politician / Constable – Kenny Desai

Madan – Vivek Madan

Neelam / Babli – Prerna Chawla

Rent Collector – Satchit Puranik

Production:

Sound Design - Steve Bond

Editing Assistant – Varun Bangera

Script Editor - Mike Walker

Assistant Producer - Toral Shah

Producer - Nadir Khan

Music - Sacha Putnam

Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon and John Dryden from the novel “ACCIDENTAL APPRENTICE” by Vikas Swarup.

Director - John Scott Dryden

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3.4 The Seventh Test 'The Ring' Feb 27, 2023

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Bollywood actress Priya Capoor arrives at the showroom to promote a new range of TV’s. But when her diamond ring goes missing, the suspicion falls on Sapna. Dramatised from Vikas Swarup’s best-selling novel “The Accidental Apprentice”.

Cast:

Sapna – Rasika Dugal

Acharya – Vijay Chrishna

Karan – Neil Bhoopalam

Nirmila Ben / Rosie – Radhika Mital

Sapna’s Mother – Shernaz Patel

Raja – Sumeet Vyas

Kuldeep Singh / Roaji – Rajit Kapur

Neha – Amrita Puri

Priya Capoor / Pushpa / Female Judge – Ayesha Raza

Badan Singh / Politician / Constable – Kenny Desai

Madan – Vivek Madan

Neelam / Babli – Prerna Chawla

Rent Collector – Satchit Puranik

Production:

Sound Design - Steve Bond

Editing Assistant – Varun Bangera

Script Editor - Mike Walker

Assistant Producer - Toral Shah

Producer - Nadir Khan

Music - Sacha Putnam

Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon and John Dryden from the novel “ACCIDENTAL APPRENTICE” by Vikas Swarup.

Director - John Scott Dryden

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3.3 The Seventh Test 'The Wedding' Feb 20, 2023

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Sent to a village outside Delhi to install electrical appliances, TV sales assistant, Sapna Sinha, discovers a wedding about to take place – and that the young bride is being married against her will. What Sapna decides to do about it will be a matter of life and death. Could this be one of the seven tests that she has signed up for? Dramatised from Vikas Swarup’s best-selling novel “The Accidental Apprentice”.

Cast:

Sapna – Rasika Dugal

Acharya – Vijay Chrishna

Karan – Neil Bhoopalam

Nirmila Ben / Rosie – Radhika Mital

Sapna’s Mother – Shernaz Patel

Raja – Sumeet Vyas

Kuldeep Singh / Roaji – Rajit Kapur

Neha – Amrita Puri

Priya Capoor / Pushpa / Female Judge – Ayesha Raza

Badan Singh / Politician / Constable – Kenny Desai

Madan – Vivek Madan

Neelam / Babli – Prerna Chawla

Rent Collector – Satchit Puranik

Production:

Sound Design - Steve Bond

Editing Assistant – Varun Bangera

Script Editor - Mike Walker

Assistant Producer - Toral Shah

Producer - Nadir Khan

Music - Sacha Putnam

Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon and John Dryden from the novel “ACCIDENTAL APPRENTICE” by Vikas Swarup.

Director - John Scott Dryden

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3.2 The Seventh Test "The Choice" Feb 13, 2023

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As Sapna struggles to support her widowed mother and sister, she decides to go ahead and sign a contract which will subject her to a series of “life tests”. What the tests are and when they will come, she does not know. Dramatised from Vikas Swarup’s best-selling novel “The Accidental Apprentice”.

Cast:

Sapna – Rasika Dugal

Acharya – Vijay Chrishna

Karan – Neil Bhoopalam

Nirmila Ben / Rosie – Radhika Mital

Sapna’s Mother – Shernaz Patel

Raja – Sumeet Vyas

Kuldeep Singh / Roaji – Rajit Kapur

Neha – Amrita Puri

Priya Capoor / Pushpa / Female Judge – Ayesha Raza

Badan Singh / Politician / Constable – Kenny Desai

Madan – Vivek Madan

Neelam / Babli – Prerna Chawla

Rent Collector – Satchit Puranik

Production:

Sound Design - Steve Bond

Editing Assistant – Varun Bangera

Script Editor - Mike Walker

Assistant Producer - Toral Shah

Producer - Nadir Khan

Music - Sacha Putnam

Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon and John Dryden from the novel “ACCIDENTAL APPRENTICE” by Vikas Swarup.

Director - John Scott Dryden

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3.1 The Seventh Test "The Proposition" Feb 06, 2023

Show notes

Sales assistant, Sapna Sinha, is offered a chance to change her life. All she has to do is pass seven tests.

Sapna Sinha works as a sales assistant in a TV showroom in New Delhi. Being the only bread-winner in the family she works long hours to provide for her widowed mother and younger sister. But then a man walks into her life with an extraordinary proposition: pass seven “life” tests of his choosing and she will have wealth and power. At first the tests seem easy, but things are not quite as they seem.

From Vikas Swarup’s best-selling novel “The Accidental Apprentice”.

Cast:

Sapna – Rasika Dugal

Acharya – Vijay Chrishna

Karan – Neil Bhoopalam

Nirmila Ben / Rosie – Radhika Mital

Sapna’s Mother – Shernaz Patel

Raja – Sumeet Vyas

Kuldeep Singh / Roaji – Rajit Kapur

Neha – Amrita Puri

Priya Capoor / Pushpa / Female Judge – Ayesha Raza

Badan Singh / Politician / Constable – Kenny Desai

Madan – Vivek Madan

Neelam / Babli – Prerna Chawla

Rent Collector – Satchit Puranik

Production:

Sound Design - Steve Bond

Editing Assistant – Varun Bangera

Script Editor - Mike Walker

Assistant Producer - Toral Shah

Producer - Nadir Khan

Music - Sacha Putnam

Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon and John Dryden from the novel “ACCIDENTAL APPRENTICE” by Vikas Swarup.

Director - John Scott Dryden

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The Incident at Ong's Hat from the creators of Mumbai Crime and The Polybius Conspiracy Jan 20, 2023

Show notes

Ong’s Hat is rumored to have once been the site of a gateway to another dimension. After meeting on a forum devoted to the urban legend, yoga instructor Sarah Larsen, and academic Charlie Brill, go on a road trip to the New Jersey Pine Barrens where a group of renegade Princeton professors had once conducted quantum physics and chaos theory experiments to discover a new theory for dimensional travel. When Sarah disappears, Charlie finds himself at the center of a mystery.

Corey Brill (The Walking Dead) stars in this docu-thriller for Radio 4 and BBC Sounds from the makers of The Polybius Conspiracy and Passenger List.

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