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The real Arunachalam Muruganantham. Copyright: BBC
The Man Who Wore Sanitary Pads

The Man Who Wore Sanitary Pads

  • Radio comedy drama
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2015
  • 1 episode

Romantic comedy drama about an impoverished Indian community where a man invents a low-cost sanitary pad for his wife. Stars Navin Chowdhry, Kulvinder Ghir, Meera Syal, Aysha Kala, Manjinder Virk and more.

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Key details

Genre
Comedy Drama
Broadcast
2015
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Episodes
1
Stars
Navin Chowdhry, Kulvinder Ghir, Meera Syal, Aysha Kala, Manjinder Virk, Madhav Sharma, Anjana Vasan and Sudha Bhuchar
Writer
Jon Sen
Director
Sarah Bradshaw
Company

Mr Muruga is a builder from Tamil Nadu who wants to send a rather curious love letter to his wife: a low cost sanitary pad.

But when his desire to help his countrywomen turns to obsession, his community and even his family turn their backs on him. Can he achieve his taboo-breaking mission? A compelling, real-life story of a great man, told with humour and admiration by Jon Sen.

Additional details

Production
Studio

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Friday 5th June 2015 at 2:15pm on BBC Radio 4
Episode length
45 minutes
All previous repeats
  • Thursday 6th April 2017 at 2:15pm on Radio 4

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