An epic ten-part podcast drama series from the BBC World Service charts the turbulent decades leading up to the founding of Israel.
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The drama continues. 1947. A vote is due to take place at the UN, proposing that Palestine be divided into two states, with Jerusalem held under international jurisdiction. Show more
1948. Miriam and Youssef try to hold on to their ideals of peace as violence erupts following the UN vote for the partition of Palestine. The epic drama series continues. Show more
1948. The final episode of the epic drama. With the UN voting to establish a Jewish state, Israel is born – but the new state comes under attack from its Arab neighbours. Show more