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Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards, also known as Amelia B. Edwards, was an English novelist, journalist, traveler, and Egyptologist. Her literary successes included tonight’s ghost story The Phantom Coach," the novels Barbara's History and Lord Brackenbury, and the travelogue of Egypt, A Thousand Miles up the Nile (1877).

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A ruler, growing old and tired of battle, wants to align his kingdom with a neighboring one – but there is a problem. The neighboring ruler will require ten years of service from the aging ruler’s son, and he has three daughters. What solution will they find?

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On April 10, 2025, renowned Canadian-Bulgarian director Ted Kotcheff died. In remembrance of Kotcheff’s remarkable career, we are resharing this 2013 interview from NPL staffer Bill Chamberlain who interviewed Kotcheff as part of our 'Legends of Film' podcast.

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Three brothers each set out to find the rarest of items, knowing that the winner of the challenge will marry a princess, their father’s ward. When his brother wins her hand, Prince Ahmed sets out on an adventure of his own!