Afghanistan: The Great Game Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Documentary

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Afghanistan: The Great Game

Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Documentary

Rory Stewart examines how a rivalry between Great Britain and Russia led to the first British invasion of Afghanistan in the nineteenth century.

Directors

Iain Scollay | Olly Lambert

Producer

Cinematographers

Richard Ranken | Jonathan Young

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Updated May 28, 2012

Release date

May 28, 2012 (United Kingdom)

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11 cast members

Name	Known for
Rory Stewart Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	The Legacy of Lawrence of Arabia (2010)
Akbar Ahmed Self - Professor Self - Professor See fewer	Journey into Europe (2015)
William Dalrymple Self - Writer & Historian Self - Writer & Historian See fewer	White Mughals
Rodric Braithwaite Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Tatiana Zagarodnikova Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	Afghanistan: The Great Game (2012)
Thomas J. Barfield Self - Boston University Self - Boston University See fewer	Rethink Afghanistan (2009)
Omar Sharifi Self - Afghan Academic Self - Afghan Academic See fewer	Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl) (2019)
Jane Robinson Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	Afghanistan: The Great Game (2012)
Ali Seraj Self - Prince of Afghanistan Self - Prince of Afghanistan See fewer	Afghanistan: How the East Was Lost (2009)
Abbie Aryan Self - British Afghan Self - British Afghan See fewer	Afghanistan: The Great Game (2012)
Richard Raynsford Self - Businessman Self - Businessman See fewer	Afghanistan: The Great Game (2012)

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