Book at Bedtime - The Golden Age
By Tahmina Anam. Set in Bangladesh during the War of Independence of 1971, this is the story of a mother's attempts to protect her son and daughter as the country is torn apart. Read by Sudha Bhuchar
Book at Bedtime - The Golden Age - A Red-Tipped Bird
Rehana risks everything as she sets out with her brother-in-law to rescue Sabeer.
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Book at Bedtime - The Golden Age - Episode 1
Set in Bangladesh during the 1971 War of Independence, this is the story of a mother's attempts to protect her children as the country is torn apart.
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Book at Bedtime - The Golden Age - Episode 5
From the guerrillas' headquarters in Dhaka, Sohail and his friends set out on their first operation. They return with a casualty.
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Book at Bedtime - The Golden Age - Episode 6
As Rehana continues to nurse the Major, the time has come to unburden her own conscience.
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Book at Bedtime - The Golden Age - Operation Searchlight
As Mrs Chowdhury hosts an engagement party for Silvi and Sabeer, tanks roll into Dhaka. The onset of war forces Sohail to make a difficult choice.
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Book at Bedtime - The Golden Age - Salt Lake
Fearful for her safety in Dhaka, Rehana joins Maya in Calcutta. Amid the teeming crowds of refugees, she sees a familiar face.
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Book at Bedtime - The Golden Age - Shona
As tensions rise in her adopted country of East Pakistan, Rehana's children are drawn further into the independence movement.
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Book at Bedtime - The Golden Age - Something You Can Do
News that Silvi's husband Sabeer has been captured by the army brings Sohail to Dhaka to beg his mother for help.
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Book at Bedtime - The Golden Age - Take My Affliction
The end of the war is in sight, but Sohail and his friends have one last mission to carry out and Rehana has a terrible choice to make.
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Book at Bedtime - The Golden Age - Wooden Weapons
As Sohail sets off to join the Bengali freedom fighters, Maya challenges her mother's loyalty to her adopted country. Rehana realises that she also must take sides.
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