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India: East to West

Ian Hislop travels from Kolkata, the former capital of the British Raj and present seat of the Marxist government of West Bengal, to Rajasthan.

Ian Hislop travels through India from Kolkata, the former capital of the British Raj and present seat of the Marxist government of West Bengal, to the romantic desert forts of Rajasthan. Between journeys on a railway system that carries more than ten million passengers daily, Ian poses for photographs by the Taj Mahal, and visits the black hole in the desert where the Indians recently exploded a nuclear bomb.

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Fri 5 Apr 2024 02:10

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Presenter Ian Hislop
Producer Gerry Troyna
Director Gerry Troyna
Executive Producer David Taylor

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