Secrets & Deals

Sep 6, 2022

0h 54m

★ 0.0

How Britain Left the Middle East

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

BBC Arabic

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Cast

Narrator

Nawal Al-Maghafi

Self

Kayvan Husseini

Self

Wafa Alsayed

William Luce

Andy Secombe

Daphne Blackman

Poppy Allen-Quarmby

Julian Bullard

John Sackville

Gorowny Roberts

Hywel Morgan

Self

John Coles

Self

Abdulkhaleq Abdulla

Self

Taqi Albaharna

Self

Terence Clark

Self

Richard Luce

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