The Seventh Test, Vikas Swarup
The Seventh Test, Vikas Swarup
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The Seventh Test
A BBC Radio full-cast dramatisation of The Accidental Apprentice

Author: Vikas Swarup

Narrator: Full Cast, Rasika Dugal, Vijay Chrishna

Unabridged: 2 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/21/2021

Synopsis

A ten-part dramatisation of the bestselling thriller by Slumdog Millionaire author Vikas Swarup

Sapna Sinha is a sales assistant in a TV showroom in New Delhi. As the sole breadwinner in the family, she works hard to support her widowed mother and younger sister Neha. Then billionaire Vinay Mohan Acharya walks into her life and offers to make her the CEO of his global empire. All she has to do is pass seven tests - rites of passage, designed to gauge her mettle as a leader.

It seems too good to be true, and Sapna is sceptical. But, in desperate need of money, she signs the contract that will subject her to the series of 'life tests'. She has no idea what they will be, or when they will come, but if she gets through them, her life will change forever.

And change it does - though not in a way she could ever have predicted. As the consequences of her Faustian pact become clear, it seems there is no escape. Only by revisiting her past can she make sense of her present: but nothing can prepare her for what she finds there...

Dramatised by award-winning authors Ayeesha Menon and John Dryden, this gripping, suspenseful drama with a twist in the tale stars Rasika Dugal as Sapna and Vijay Chrishna as Acharya.

Production credits
Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon and John Dryden from the novel The Accidental Apprentice by Vikas Swarup
Produced by Nadir Khan
Directed by John Dryden
Sound Design: Steve Bond
Editing Assistant: Varun Bangera
Script Editor: Mike Walker
Assistant Producer: Toral Shah
Music: Sacha Puttnam
A Goldhawk Production for BBC Radio 4

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 - Prerna Chawla
Babli/Janet - Preetika Chawla
Rent Collector - Satchit Puranik
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 19-30 May 2014

© 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
(p) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

About Vikas Swarup

Vikas Swarup’s first
novel was made into the Oscar Award–winning film Slumdog Millionaire and
has been translated into over forty languages. Swarup has written for Time,
Newsweek, the Guardian,
the Telegraph, and the Financial Times. An Indian diplomat,
he has been posted to Turkey, the United States, Ethiopia, the United Kingdom,
South Africa, and Japan. He lives in India.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nags on February 28, 2013

Highly disappointing, much like a badly made Bollywood movie. Way too many coincidences and randomness and even the tagline on the book cover makes no sense. "What would you do if your life changed in an instant" or something like that. But the point is, the main character's life doesn't change in a......more

Goodreads review by Aman on January 29, 2013

''The Accidental Apprentice'' by Vikas Swarup was one the books I was eagerly waiting for, in the year 2013. Well to be honest, I had never ever read a book of around 450 pages in matter of 7 hours... As his previous books, ''The Slumdog Millionaire'' & ''6 Suspects'' Vikas has managed to attract the......more

Goodreads review by Rahul on May 25, 2013

I became a fan of Vikas Swarup after reading Q&A (in the midst of the Slumdog Millionaire hype). Wanting more, I discovered Six Suspects, becoming ensnared by his fast-paced and innovative storytelling technique. So I was excited to find out that he had a new book out. The Accidental Apprentice comes......more

Goodreads review by Howard on October 02, 2020

5 Stars for The Accidental Apprentice (audiobook) by Vikas Swarup read by Sneha Mathan. This is a really creative story. The characters are great and I found the look into Indian culture fascinating. The narration was great too.......more

Goodreads review by Nicola on April 28, 2013

I haven't read Slumdog Millionaire or seen the film version but I'll certainly be doing both now. Thoroughly enjoyed The Accidental Apprentice. Vikas Swarup has an easygoing writing voice that is fun to read. Loved the strong heroine Sapna and the choices she made. And I definitely didn't see the MAJOR......more

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