T E Lawrence and Arabia. BBC documentary pt 1 of 7

1986 BBC 90 minute documentary biography of T E Lawrence. In 1987 T E's brother AW Lawrence wrote to the BBC producers, "I have at last had the video shown to me, it is impeccable, a splendid achievement. I can't thank you enough, not only as an individual, but on behalf of historic truth"

[@jimmypatterson9472]

No doubt about it T. E. Lawrence was an intelligent man .He was very well read. I have read Seven Pillars Of Wisdom and it is rich in details . Lawrence was a great writer. But alot of the problems in the Middle East today orginated in the period after World War I . My opinion is Lawrence was working for both sides .He was a loyal British officer and at the same time was sympathetic to the Arab cause. He was no doubt caught in the middle.

[@TransRoofKorean]

Absolutely true! he was pissed that the changes involved no consolations for the Arabs. He may have been the greatest Arab since Jesus or Mahamut except that it's politically incorrect to think that way: he understood the mechanism by which the classical prophets lived and died as died anyone. yet, here we are.

[@michelmarquant7838]

Thank you i m so ok with you He vas divided distorted A humam being like any of yours I would like to know you

[@rudolphmendoza1089]

T E Lawrence of Arabia influenced and helped history in that part of world; giving his nation the unique advantage to gain ground in that land and place...Movies were made of the man as he started to become not only a national hero but a legend of greatness! A name that will always be in the great halls of fame chaining interest by many scholars and students of history.

[@Ayatrollah]

Wow. Worth a watch for sure. I came back to this first one to post the message. Everyone else did it at the end. If you made it that far you already know it was good. One of the better ones.

[@HW78206]

thank you for posting this

[@northboundvideo9711]

Very, very interesting. Thank you so much for posting! I just finished reading, A Prince Of Our Disorder by John Mack ( A biography on T.E) This documentary really compliments what I have read. Bringing it to life with film, photos & living witnesses.

[@phmwu7368]

Thomas Lawrence's Oxford thesis titled "The Influence of the Crusades on European Military Architecture-to the End of the 12th Century" was based upon his own field research as he rode a bicycle in France to visit castles and walked the Middle East to study Crusader castles ! An interesting subject, available as a book titled "Crusader Castles" edited by Denys Pringle - Oxford University Press

[@frederickbowdler8169]

British spies were often given a hammer and told to look like eccentric archeologist nobody questioning a man with a trowel. The elite of the countries accepted him. it was a way in.

[@sarmadnadeem4659]

amazing!!!

[@37Dionysos]

Wow, Lawrence looked like Peter O'Toole.

[@tarnopol]

LOL, yeah. Seriously, though: I think Brando was considered for the role but took Mutiny on the Bounty. He would have been terrific, but O'Toole looks so much like TEL (height aside), it's scary!

[@BLTKellys]

He was actually much shorter than O’Toole.

[@talosgb8037]

@@BLTKellys O'toole was a very good actor, but too tall for this part.

[@sampuatisamuel9785]

Come on, it's Peter who looks like Lawrence of Arabia.

[@analhowietat2150]

where is the part 2? Which contains the interview of Sheikh Muhammad auda Abu Tayi, who is a witness to the revolution

[@chrisgay9623]

Do you have Part 2?

[@iflick7235]

I would love to own a Brough Supior S100 motorcycle. If you're going to get killed on a motorcycle, this is the one to do it on.

[@patriciabethune1854]

I lived 3 miles from his home ,in Dorset England! One of my favorite places to go and relax! I have also seen his motorcycle at the military.museum near there! My favorite person! 😄😀

[@dukecraig2402]

Who wouldn't.

[@JohnSmith-hh5tz]

What happened to part 2?

[@barbarahowson8078]

Please can anyone tell me where I can find Part 2? It just isn't complete without part 2.

[@linhiril664]

Lawrence had a goal and a plan, independence for the Arabs. All of his inconsistencies can be explained by saying that he shaped his arguments to his audience to achieve the ends he hoped for. If he was talking to the Arabs, he highlighted the things that would appeal to them. If to the British, he did the same.. This is written all over his actions. His fame was first a tool and then, after the old men outplayed him together, a punishment.

[@juttamaier2111]

A good documentary. Also shows some false interpretation mangled by religious beliefs, which is eye opening.

[@tagalder70]

So far this all sounds like British propaganda. The Saudi royal family is stll solidly entrenched with Anglo Saxon imperialism much to the delight of the American Neocons.

[@jodawgsup]

+Thomas Hancock Where did he say so?