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Bugles at the Gates of Jalalabad - by Stephen Jeffreys - In January 1842 a contingent of British soldiers, 16000 strong, retreated from Kabul. Only a few stragglers were left alive in the British Army’s worst defeat in history. The General’s wife, Lady Sale, documents the battles in the Hindu Kush; whilst four buglers sound the advance at the gates of Jalalabad as a signal to any survivors. Durand's Line by Ron Hutchinson - Amir Abdul Rahman has kept the Indian Foreign Secretary, Sir Mortimer Durand, cooped up in Kabul for weeks. Sir Mortimer is desperate to negotiate the division of Waziristan to avenge the humiliation of his father’s name. Rahman fights to protect his country’s borders from Imperialist map-making. Campaign by Amit Gupta Harry Hawk MP, Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary needs to find a new approach to policy in Afghanistan. Hawk summons the expert, Professor Khan to advise on the potential success of the ’supplementary plan’ conceived by the civil service.While Hawk hopes that history can repeat itself, Khan is not convinced that it will. Now is the Time by Joy Wilkinson - King Amanullah, his wife Soraya and his father-in-law, Tarzi are fleeing the capital. Their car is marooned in the snow, while Pashtun tribes and Tajik forces march towards Kabul.Will the Soviet Union help? Will the British interfere? Parts 1, 2 & 3 can be seen separately and not necessarily in chronological order

Cast/Performers

Sagar Arya, Daniel Betts, Paul Bhattacharjee, Lolita Chakrabarti, Michael Cochrane, Vincent Ebrahim, Nabil Elouahabi, Tom McKay, Danny Rahim, Jemma Redgrave, Jemima Rooper, Hugh Skinner, Ramon Tikaram, Rick Warden

Creatives/Company

Producer: Nicolas Kent (assisted by Zoe Ingenhaag)
Other: Jack Bradley (literary advisor)
Author(s): Stephen Jeffreys (Bugles at the Gates of Jalalabad), Ron Hutchinson (Durand's Line), Amit Gupta (Campaign), Joy Wilkinson (Now is the Time)
Director(s): Nicolas Kent, Indhu Rubasingham, Rachel Grunwald (assistant)
Design(s): Pamela Howard, Miriam Nabarro
Lighting: James Fancombe
Sound: Tim Lishman