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Secrets & Deals (2022)

How Britain Left the Middle East

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.

Release: 2022-09-06
Runtime: 54 min
Cast
Nawal Al-Maghafi
Nawal Al-Maghafi
Narrator
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Kayvan Husseini
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Wafa Alsayed
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Andy Secombe
Andy Secombe
William Luce
Poppy Allen-Quarmby
Poppy Allen-Quarmby
Daphne Blackman
John Sackville
John Sackville
Julian Bullard
Hywel Morgan
Hywel Morgan
Gorowny Roberts
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John Coles
Self
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Abdulkhaleq Abdulla
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Taqi Albaharna
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Terence Clark
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Richard Luce
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Athol Yates
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Alireza Taheri
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Ardeshir Zahedi
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Lizzie Muncey
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Sama Kalaveh
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Gus Mitchell