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The thousand and one nights: a historical perspective
Encompassing fairy tales, romances, legends, fables, parables, and anecdotes, "The Thousand and One Nights" is a composite of popular oral stories that developed over several centuries, mainly during the Empire of the Caliphate. This program scrutin...
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Secrets of The Arabian Nights
Since their appearance in Europe some 300 years ago, the stories of The Thousand and One Nights have entranced Western readers with visions of an exotic, magical Middle East. In this program, actor and director Richard E. Grant revisits the book he ...