{"product_id":"book-gnb7","title":"Fall of the Shah","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gripping BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of the 1970's Iranian Revolution \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSomething is coming. What is on the horizon for the people of Iran? Can America's friendship with Iran survive? From Jimmy Carter's optimistic visit to Tehran in December 1977 to the trial of the state's enemies in 1979, this nine-part drama tells the story of the Iranian Revolution, where protestors took to the streets in support of the exiled religious leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, and the Shah requested help from an America already torn apart by its own conflicts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a time of hope, of tyranny, of change, of oppression, in a tale of power, betrayal and fear, this true story will transport you to the 1970s, when the Iranian Revolution would change the world - forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing Dame Diana Rigg (\u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAll Creatures Great and Small\u003c\/i\u003e), Bijan Daneshmand (\u003ci\u003eThe Night Manager\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Boy from Aleppo that Painted the War\u003c\/i\u003e) and Carolyn Pickles (\u003ci\u003eBroadchurch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLand\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGirls\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCast \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNarrator - Diana Rigg\u003cbr\u003eThe Shah - Bijan Daneshmand\u003cbr\u003ePresident Carter - Nathan Osgood\u003cbr\u003eThe Ayatollah Khomeini - Selva Rasalingam\u003cbr\u003eZbigniew Brzezinski - Sam Dale\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Sullivan - Tony Turner\u003cbr\u003eFarah Pahlavi - Nathalie Armin\u003cbr\u003eRosalynn Carter- Carolyn Pickles\u003cbr\u003eNassiri - Peter Polycarpou\u003cbr\u003eMehdi - Moe Bar-El\u003cbr\u003eHaikaz \/ Sadegh Ghotbzadeh - Philip Arditti\u003cbr\u003eGary Sick - David Seddon\u003cbr\u003eWarren Christopher - Don Gilet\u003cbr\u003eMolly - Saffron Coomber\u003cbr\u003eSharpour Bakhtiar - Peter Polycarpou\u003cbr\u003eGeneral Gharabaghi \/ General Oveissi - Vincent Ebrahim\u003cbr\u003eCarole Bauman - Clare Corbett\u003cbr\u003eSadegh Khalkhali - Bhasker Patel\u003cbr\u003eEbrahim Yazdi - Paul Chahidi\u003cbr\u003eHassan - Amir El-Masry\u003cbr\u003eJoan - Alexandra Constantinidi\u003cbr\u003eIraj - Ashley Kumar\u003cbr\u003eAhmad - Ronny Jhutti\u003cbr\u003eAmir - Dana Haqjoo\u003cbr\u003eShirin - Afsaneh Dehrouyeh\u003cbr\u003eNargess - Sara Zeymour\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eProduction credits\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Steve Waters\u003cbr\u003eComposer- Ghanvar Khaleghi\u003cbr\u003eSound Design - Caleb Knightley\u003cbr\u003eProduced and Directed by Marc Beeby\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Exactly the type of drama at which the BBC excels' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally broadcast January-March 2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49356249530672,"sku":"BDgnb7","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/66014-gnb7-Square.jpg?v=1734405609","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-gnb7","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}