SEVEN DAYS IN SUMMER: COUNTDOWN TO PARTITION

Don’t miss Paul Berczeller’s SEVEN DAYS IN SUMMER: COUNTDOWN TO PARTITION on BBC Two at 9pm tomorrow. Set over the seven dramatic days leading up to the partition of India and Pakistan, this film gives a blow-by-blow account of that tumultuous week, as chaos consumed the Indian sub-continent during the last days of British Rule. From the flashpoints of the Punjab and Gandhi's base in Calcutta to the burning streets of Lahore and beyond, the film tells the powerful and moving story of some of the millions of people affected by this unique historical event, including original first-hand testimony voiced by actors, powerful archive footage and a cast of insightful experts. cast of insightful experts.