Persian Realm

Simon Schama on the importance of understanding the past

SHAH’s WALTZ: Shah of Iran Visits Vienna (1960)

First State Visit since 1893 of a Persian Emperor to Vienna, the Shah of Iran walks in the steps of his Qajar predecessor Muzzaferedin Shah>>>

Shah and Queen Soraya at the Bolshoi Ballet Performance in Moscow (1956)

Shah of Iran and Queen Soraya assist at the Ballet Performance during the first state visit of the Persian Monarchs to the USSR >>>

Q: Abbas Milani Interviewed by Jian Ghomeshi on his Biography of the Shah

Iranian-American scholar Abbas Milani on his impressive new book called "The Shah", what led to the Iranian revolution of 1979, and possible parallels with Egypt today>>>

LONDON BURNING: David Starkey Faces Difficult Pupils at J.O.'s Dream School

Eminent British Historian David Starkey takes up the difficult challenge of teaching history to apparently impossible Pupils on the Reality Program ‘Jamie Oliver’s Dream School’>>>

Montenegro Welcomes Back It's Crown Prince and Royal Family

Prince Nikola was officially welcomed by Montenegro's President and Prime Minister in the former royal capital of Cetinje. Is it possible that Europe will have its 11th monarchy soon?>>>

Polish refugees leave Iran for Palestine at the Tehran railroad station (1944)

Fascinating footage shows 350 Polish refugees bidding goodbye to their friends and relatives and leave Tehran for Palestine at the Tehran railroad station>>>

Daryoush Homayoun’s Last Interview on Andisheh TV (2011)

Daryoush Homayoun Former Minister of Information and Founder of Ayandegan Newspaper speaks on Andisheh TV in the Very Last Interview before his death in 2011>>>

MORGEH TOOFAN: Paris Ceremony For Shapour Bakhtiar & Soroush Khatibeh

VOA’s Paris Correspondent Reza Chahid’s reporton the Commemoration ceremonies for Shapour Bakhtiar and his secretary Soroush Khatibeh At the Montparnasse Cemetery in Paris>>>

Shapour Bakhtiar’s Last Public Speech Hamburg, Germany (1989)

Shapour Bakhtiar’s Last Public Speech (two years prior to his assassination) in Hamburg, Germany on 14 khordad 1368 (5 august 1989)>>>

BORN TO BE ALIVE: Prince Ali Reza's daughter born to Fiancé Raha Didevar

It has been officially announced that the Late Prince Ali Reza has a daughter named Iryana Leila born on July 26th, 2011 to his Relationship with Fiancé Raha Didevar>>>

RUSSIAN ROULETTE: Shah's Historic State Visit to Brezhnev's USSR

Imperial Iran normalizes it's relations with the Soviet Union as Foreign Ministers of Iran >>>

Norway Killer Anders Behring Breivik demanded King Harald V's Abdication

Anders Behring Breivik demanded Harald V abdicate before he would reveal more about his confessed bombing and shooting spree>>>

CHICKEN WITH PLUMS: Exclusive pics of Satrapi & Paronnaud's New Film

Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud's new film starring an international cast will be on French Screens on October 26th. See first photos>>>

Shahrnush Parsipur: "I was Never Physically Tortured by the SAVAK"

Poetess Shahrnush Parsipur in an interview with Luna Shad admits that she was never tortured by SAVAK the Shah’s secret Police despite being detained for 54 days following her protest against Golesorkhi’s execution.>>>