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Tales from the Arabian Nights

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

Seven traditional stories of love, magic and mysteries. With Derek Jacobi as the King and Carolyn Backhouse as Shahrazad.
3: The Three Suitors. Jamilla's ruse to free her lover from gaol involves a carpenter, a magistrate, a bogus camel-cleaner ... and a wardrobe.
Music:Sue Harris and Steafan Hannigan
Adapted by Colin Haydn Evans ; Director Nigel Bryant

Contributors

Unknown:
Derek Jacobi
Unknown:
Carolyn Backhouse
Music:
Sue Harris
Music:
Steafan Hannigan
Adapted By:
Colin Haydn Evans
Director:
Nigel Bryant
Jamilla:
Rachel Atkins
Hassan:
William Chubb
Faris:
Geoffrey Banks
Gaoler:
Michael Mears
Magistrate:
Philip Anthony
Carpenter:
John Baddeley
Shahrazad's Father:
Simon Carter
Source: Radio Times

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