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September 1919. an audience of dignitaries, including the King and Queen of England, watch the Royal Command Performance of the Film Show 'With Lawrence in Arabia' detailing the glamorous desert exploits of T.E. Lawrence and his companion in arms the Emir Feisal. A young man at the back of the auditorium watches for a while, then walks out in disgust. He is just recognisable as Lawrence. Armistice day 1917. Lawrence, newly retuned from the desert and full of optimism, greets Feisal at Victoria station. Feisal fears he is about to be betrayed by the British, who had promised him Arab Independence in return for fighting against Britain's' enemy, the Turks in the Great War. Lawrence tells Feisal that he will ensure Britain honours all its promises to the Arabs - and he, Lawrence, will make Feisal king of Syria. Lawrence makes his case for accompanying Feisal to the Paris peace conference in front of four important British politicians - Lord Curzon, Sir Louis Maitland, Sir Robert Valance,