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Miriam and Youssef

Miriam and Youssef

Ep 1. Twice Promised Land

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia

Available for 5 months

1917. Young Youssef befriends a British civil servant. Miriam and her mother flee Jewish persecution in Poland. Episode one of a 10-part drama about the founding of Israel. Show more

Miriam and Youssef

Miriam and Youssef

Ep 2. Halutzim

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia

Available for 6 months

1925. Miriam and her mother move into a kibbutz close to Jerusalem. Miriam meets an Arab boy, Youssef, for the first time. Episode two of the drama. Show more

Miriam and Youssef

Miriam and Youssef

Ep 3. The Holy Places

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia

Available for 6 months

1929. Violence threatens as tensions grow over Jerusalem’s sacred sites - and the ruling British seem powerless to prevent it. Episode three of the epic drama. Show more

Miriam and Youssef

Miriam and Youssef

Ep 4. Betrayal

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia

Available for 6 months

1934. Episode 4 of the drama. Youssef visits his father in prison – a visit that will change his life forever. Meanwhile Miriam is working for a ‘one nation, two states’ solution. Show more

Miriam and Youssef

Miriam and Youssef

Ep 5. The Revolt

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia

Available for 6 months

1936. The epic drama continues. Arabs declare a general strike, and a dangerous armed uprising begins. Miriam finds herself drawn to take more direct action against the British. Show more

Miriam and Youssef

Miriam and Youssef

Ep 6. The Death Ships

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service Online

Available for 6 months

1942. Thousands of European Jews attempt to flee persecution from war in unsuitable boats. The British refuse permission for them to land in Palestine. Episode six of the drama. Show more

Miriam and Youssef

Miriam and Youssef

Ep 7. The Warning

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service East Asia

Available for over a year

1946. Elected headman of Deir Yassin Youssef promises peace with their kibbutz neighbours. Meanwhile, a bomb has been placed in British headquarters. Episode seven of the drama. Show more