The Cairo Trilogy

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Tue 14^th Jul 2009, 10:00 on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: Wed 15^th Jul 2009, 03:00 on BBC Radio 7

Naguib Mahfouz's Egyptian family saga begins in 1919, as eldest son Fahmy joins the nationalist cause. Stars Omar Sharif.

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Wed 15^th Jul 2009, 10:00 on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: Thu 16^th Jul 2009, 03:00 on BBC Radio 7

Naguib Mahfouz's Egyptian family saga moves from Britain's diminishing influence to a 1930s typhoid tragedy. Stars Omar Sharif.

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Thu 16^th Jul 2009, 10:00 on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: Fri 17^th Jul 2009, 03:00 on BBC Radio 7

As the Second World War commences, one generation fades and another begins. Naguib Mahfouz's Egyptian family saga stars Omar Sharif.