Princess - Leila Pahlavi

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Society & Culture, Documentary

4.1 • 885 Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Presenter Anita Anand joins comedian Shaparak Khorsandi and author Andrew Scott Cooper to explore the tragic life, death and legacy of Princess Leila Pahlavi, the last Princess of Imperial Iran. Leila was the daughter of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and the last in a long line of Iranian Royalty. But when the 1979 revolution began, Leila and her family were forced to escape. Leila spent the rest of her life in exile and while she had a brief career as a model and 90s It Girl, she tragically died alone in a London hotel. In this episode, we trace her story and the monumental impact it’s left on the Iranian community.

Producer: Rufaro Faith Mazarura Editor: Ailsa Rochester Sound Design: Craig Edmondson

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0:00.0	This was an impregnable fortress. The only way you get out was in a wooden box.
0:05.0	The controversial maximum security prison impossible to escape from.
0:09.0	And one of the duties of a political prisoner is the escape.
0:12.0	The IRA inmates who found a way. of a political prisoner is the escape.
0:12.5	The IRA inmates who found a way.
0:14.5	I'm Carlo Gableer and I'll be navigating a path
0:19.5	through the disturbing inside story of the biggest jailbreak in British and Irish history.
0:25.0	The narrative that they want is that this is a big achievement by them.
0:28.5	Escape from the maze, listen first on BBC Sounds.
0:35.0	BBC Sounds. BBC Sounds, Music Radio Podcasts.
0:39.0	Hello, I'm Anita Arnan and you're listening to Seriously from BBC Radio 4.
0:45.0	I'm the presenter of Princess.
0:47.0	It's a podcast that explores what it means to be a princess by way of some of the most fascinating, scandalous, thrilling princess stories in history
0:56.5	and fiction.
0:57.5	Now you're about to hear our first episode.
1:00.3	It's my conversation with actor and comedian
1:03.0	Schaperak Corsandi and author Andrew Scott Cooper,
1:06.7	where we learn about Princess Leila Pallavi,
1:09.8	the last princess of Imperial Iran.
1:13.3	To hear more from Princess, you can find the box set now on BBC Sounds. Hello and welcome to Princess with me Anita Arnaz. Now last
1:26.8	season we explored what that title Princess can mean. All too often it's
1:31.9	associated with being high maintenance, bit prissy, too
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