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Fall of the Shah: 6. Shah raft
The Shah is forced to quit Iran to make way for the new prime minister. Sharpour Bakhtiar is a liberal – and a former prisoner of the Shah. In episode six of the drama, the revolution is moving forward. #FalloftheShah
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Sun 10 Mar 201910:32GMT
BBC World Service
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| The Shah | Bijan Daneshmand |
| Farah | Nathalie Armin |
| Maid | Sara Zeymour |
| General Gharabaghi | Vincent Ebrahim |
| Sharpour Bakhtiar | Peter Polycarpou |
| William Sullivan | Tony Turner |
| Haikaz | Philip Arditti |
| The Ayatollah Khomeini | Selva Rasalingam |
| Ahmad | Ronny Jhutti |
| Hassan | Amir El-Masry |
| Amir | Dana Haqjoo |
| Mehdi | Moe Bar-El |
| Shirin | Afsaneh Dehrouyeh |
| Narrator | Diana Rigg |
| Writer | Steve Waters |
| Composer | Ghanvar Khaleghi |
| Sound Designer | Caleb Knightley |
| Director | Marc Beeby |
| Producer | Marc Beeby |
Broadcasts
- Wed 6 Mar 201903:32GMTBBC World Service Online, UK DAB/Freeview, Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa only
- Wed 6 Mar 201905:32GMTBBC World Service Australasia, Americas and the Caribbean, South Asia & East Asia only
- Wed 6 Mar 201913:32GMTBBC World Service except News Internet
- Wed 6 Mar 201918:06GMTBBC World Service Australasia
- Wed 6 Mar 201921:06GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
- Wed 6 Mar 201923:06GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa
- Sat 9 Mar 201917:32GMTBBC World Service News Internet
- Sun 10 Mar 201910:32GMTBBC World Service
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