Strong Recommend: Tehran (Apple TV+)
How drama can give you a glimpse beyond the headlines.
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Show Notes
Armando has been watch Tehran on Apple TV. This multi-language show about spy agencies in Iran and Israel sheds gives you a glimpse in to life on the ground in these countries that you can't get from headlines alone. Like the Post Office scandal in the UK, why does it sometimes take a dramatisation to mobilise the public, and bring about change?
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