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Tales from the Arabian Nights

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

Seven stories of love, magic and mysteries. With Derek Jacobi as the King and Carolyn Backhouse as Shahrazad. Final part: The Dream of Baba Abdullah. In a last attempt to save her life, Shahrazad invites the king not merely to hear the final story but to enter it with her - or return alone.
Music: Sue Harris and Steafan Hannigan Adapted by Colin Haydn Evans Director Nigel Bryant

Contributors

Unknown:
Derek Jacobi
Unknown:
Carolyn Backhouse
Unknown:
Baba Abdullah.
Unknown:
Steafan Hannigan
Adapted By:
Colin Haydn Evans
Director:
Nigel Bryant
Baba Abdullah:
Daniel Strauss
Dervish:
Geoffrey Banks
Source: Radio Times

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