Video · BBC Persian · Tamasha
Truth in the Mirror
Tamasha’s filmed survey of Rabihavi’s life and literary work, made by Mani Shirazi.
- Credited to
- Mani Shirazi · BBC Persian
- Publication / collection
- BBC Persian · Tamasha
- Source date
- Video upload · 6 June 2014; BBC article · 11 June 2014
- Original language
- Persian
- Format
- Broadcast arts profile
- Recorded duration
- 26 minutes 34 seconds · video page
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Persian · 26 minutes 34 seconds · video page
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The complete 26:34 channel version is available from BBC Persian’s public stream. BBC’s article also supplies a shorter 25:29 version; their editorial relationship is unverified. Captions were unavailable in the player checked on 4 October 2026.
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Persian introduction; a programme description rather than a complete transcript.
Original English orientation based on the credited publication and its media description. Recording metadata, written material and spoken content are distinguished in the notes.
A life and its different forms
The BBC Persian video describes Tamasha’s survey of Rabihavi’s life and work and credits Mani Shirazi as the filmmaker. The accompanying BBC article places war fiction within a wider writing practice, rather than treating fiction as the whole of his career. Source 1 · Source 2
Upload, article and version
The channel upload is dated 6 June 2014; its complete stream measures 26:34.301. BBC’s separate article is dated 11 June and supplies a 25:29.498 native recording. Their editorial relationship is unverified. These appearance dates do not establish a separate filming date. Source 1 · Source 2
An introduction beside the picture
The source’s short Persian description is a programme introduction. It does not reproduce the complete conversation or narration. This English guide offers context and the originating channel link while keeping caption and transcript availability distinct. Source 1 · Source 2
Availability & access
- Available material
- The complete channel stream and the BBC article’s shorter native recording were verified on 4 October 2026. Playback destinations remain with the broadcaster.
- Reading / listening access
- A Persian programme introduction is available. Captions were unavailable in the player checked on 4 October 2026; a complete spoken transcript is not established.
- Reproduction
- The recording remains with its credited publisher and creators. No reproduction licence is established here; consult the originating source for use beyond listening or viewing there.
Sources & credits
- BBC Persian · Tamasha: Truth in the Mirror
BBC Persian upload, 6 June 2014; page runtime 26:34. Its description credits filmmaker Mani Shirazi. Player furniture is not a transcript.
- BBC Persian · Tamasha’s author profile
Broadcaster article published 11 June 2014, five days after the video upload. Its native recording measures 25:29.498, shorter than the channel’s 26:34.301 version. Their editorial relationship is unverified; the article is not a transcript.