The Magician of Samarkand is a children's book by

Alan Temperley ''Harry and the Wrinklies'' is a children's novel written by British author Alan Temperley. The book was published in paperback in February 1998 by Scholastic. It was Temperley's second published novel, after '' Murdo's War'' in 1988. A seq ...

which was made into a special three-part television program in 2006 for the British series ''

Jackanory ''Jackanory'' is a BBC children's television series which was originally broadcast between 1965 and 1996. It was designed to stimulate an interest in reading. The show was first transmitted on 13 December 1965, and the first story was the fairy-t ...

''. The television special starred Ben Kingsley and was produced and directed by Nick Willing. The special was nominated for a BAFTA Children's Award in the category of drama.

Plot

An evil magician moves into a small town in Asia and becomes enamored by Anahita, a poor girl who is in love with the local prince. The magician wishes to enslave Anahita, so she and her friends scheme to overthrow him.

References

BBC children's television shows Children's fantasy novels 2000s British children's television series {{2000s-child-novel-stub