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  1. Part 7: The Shadow of the Mosque

    1970s. Saleem is reunited with the other Midnight's Children in terrifying circumstances.

  2. Part 6: How Saleem Achieved Purity

    The Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 changes Saleem's life forever.

  3. Part 5: Alpha and Omega

    A series of accidents means that Mary's guilty secret can no longer be concealed.

  4. Part 4: All India Radio

    The young Saleem uses his newfound powers to tune into other people's thoughts.

  5. Part 3: Snakes and Ladders

    Born at the moment of India's Partition, Saleem is brought up by two adoring mothers.

  6. Part 2: The Birth of a Nation

    A new dramatisation of Salman Rushdie's dazzling novel of love, magic and Partition.

  7. Part 1: The Perforated Sheet

    Kashmir 1915. Dr Aadam Aziz falls in love with a woman hidden behind a perforated sheet.