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Jackanory - The Magician of Samarkand - The Magician of Samarkand

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Ben Kingsley tells the story of Anahita, the beautiful daughter of the town's shoemaker who spurns the advances of the evil magician Zohak Ali. Anahita steals Zohak Ali's spell book and returns home to be reunited with her family. Will she finally rid Samarkand of Zohak Ali?