The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I, is told in David Lean’s Oscar-winning, sweeping epic LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (Sunday 23rd, 7pm).
With his knowledge of the local Bedouin tribes, British Lieutenant T.E. Lawrence (Peter O’Toole) is sent to Arabia to seek out Prince Faisal (Alec Guinness) and serve as a liaison between him and the British in
their fight against the Turks. Lawrence rebels against the orders of his superiors and strikes out on a
daring camel journey across the harsh desert to attack a well-guarded Turkish port.