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Secrets & Deals
Film / 2022

Secrets & Deals

Directed by Paul Mitchell
Documentary

In 1971, Bahrain, Qatar and the UAE ceased to be part of Britain’s empire in the Middle East and became fully independent states. BBC News Persia and BBC Arabic collaborate in this gripping film, to uncover the secrets and shady deals that underpinned the decolonization process. From eye-witness accounts of a British-organised coup to Iran being left in control of disputed islands, it's a fascinating insight to a murky history.

The story

In 1971, Bahrain, Qatar and the UAE ceased to be part of Britain’s empire in the Middle East and became fully independent states. BBC News Persia and BBC Arabic collaborate in this gripping film, to uncover the secrets and shady deals that underpinned the decolonization process. From eye-witness accounts of a British-organised coup to Iran being left in control of disputed islands, it's a fascinating insight to a murky history.

Cast

Nawal Al-MaghafiNarrator Kayvan HusseiniSelf Wafa AlsayedSelf Andy SecombeWilliam Luce Poppy Allen-QuarmbyDaphne Blackman John SackvilleJulian Bullard Hywel MorganGorowny Roberts John ColesSelf Abdulkhaleq AbdullaSelf Taqi AlbaharnaSelf Terence ClarkSelf Richard LuceSelf
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Athol YatesSelf Alireza TaheriSelf Ardeshir ZahediSelf Lizzie Muncey Sama Kalaveh Gus Mitchell

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