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THE CAPTAIN AND THE KING aka THE KING AND THE CAPTAIN A legendary true story of the British explorer, cartographer, photographer and soldier who befriended and fought alongside King Abdul Aziz, Ibn Saud to help create the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. An unheard of legend. William Shakespear bore a name that was all too easily remembered, but he lived a life that has been all too quickly forgotten. A pioneering photographer and cartographer, dedicated linguist and botanist, profession diplomat and soldier, Shakespear gave his life to the birth of modern Arabia. Born a son of an empire in retreat, he died a brother of a people in the making. In 1907 Captain William Henry Irving Shakespear was appointed Political Agent in Kuwait at the age of twenty-five. He was the youngest Consular Official in the history of The British Empire and a protege of The Viceroy of India, Lord kitchener. The appointment of such an enigmatic, intelligent and independently minded Indian Army Officer to a sensitive post in the gulf ruffled feathers in The Foreign Office from the start. The Foreign Secretary, Sir Henry McMahon made clear that British interests in the region were to continue to be confined to the Gulf and to trade and that the territorial claims of the Turks and the Rashids and the Al Said and the trial warfare in the interior were a matter for the Turks. |
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LORD HARBOROUGH'S CURVE
A tale of the history of the railway The maiden journey of the first railway engine, Stephenson's Rocket, was held in Merseyside, England on 15th September 1830. When the Rocket started its run to reach its top speed of 28mph, the crowd reacted in fear and Member of Parliament for Liverpool, William Huskisson panicked, ran in front of the train and was killed instantly. Just a decade later independent railway companies were building railways across England, backed by the Government – and using almost any means they could to get the job done. When the Midland Railway Company tried to force a vital link straight through Stapleford Park, the seat and home of Robert the Earl Lord Harborough, there seemed very little anyone could do to stop them. |
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Robert challenged the route through Stapleford Park, but the Government were not keen to halt the railway’s progress. However, they were not dealing with an ordinary person. Robert, a nobleman with all the arrogance of his class, believed he was above the law. If not insane, he was certainly unpredictable. Robert acquired an old naval warship, hired a crew of buccaneers in Portsmouth and sailed to Russia, where he purchased a huge bear to act as a deterrent against the aggressive railway navies who were little more than gangsters and thugs. Mastering every available horse, from pit ponies, plough and canal horses to hunters and carriage equines, Robert formed them into a mounted troop. They were trained by retired cavalry officers from the local hunt, who also opposed the railway. |
INTENSE HEAT an action/comedy
The botched attempt turns into the kidnaping of Tariq Al Kaubi, Abdul’s son. As the shooter takes him hostage during the get away. The MacArthur Park chase continues.
Craig takes a bullet as he rescues Tariq, this causes the wealthy family to take notice. After a short period of recovery, he returns back to work with a new assignment that takes him and his partner Agent Hei Ho to the Middle East.
Craig arrives in the city to meet the chief of security Edward Van De Clerk and his team of goons. They are not pleased having someone from the outside coming in. Craig has been asked over to help protect the son of billionaire developer Omar Al Kaubi, who has been receiving threatening letters.
Omar is very pleased that Craig is there to help with the security of his family.
Doesn’t take long for the action to start, hold on to your seats as this high action story with car chases, boat chases, out of control camels. Hilarious, action packed comedy taking place in the most prestigious part of the world. Money, Cars, Hotels,Yachts, Private Planes! It just doesn’t get any better than this.
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