Overview
Historian William Dalrymple travels to Hyderabad in India to explore the remarkable 18th-century love affair between a British diplomat and the Muslim princess he married. Tensions ran high when an Englishman fell for a Mughal ruler's daughter.
Production
Off the Fence · Edgewood Productions · BBC
Cast & Characters
William Dalrymple
host
Navina Haider
Self
Maya Jasanoff
Self
Jagdish Mittal
Self
Directors & Crew
Spike Geilinger
Director
Paul Arnott
Writer
William Dalrymple
Writer
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