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Ep 9. Death of a Village

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The epic drama series continues. 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, and Deir Yassin comes under attack. Written by Steve Waters CAST Miriam: Shani Erez Youssef: Amir El-Masry Yehoshua: Philip Arditti Zahra: Lara Sawalha Musa Alami: Sargon Yelda Mohammed: Ramzi Dehani The Haganath Major: Clive Hayward Other parts: Hasan Dixon, Steve Waters and members of the cast Original music: Glenn Sharp Sound design: Caleb Knightley Produced by Radio Drama London for BBC World Service

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