on the trail of an arabian knight; Ali Yassine goes on the trail of North Wales-born Lawrence of Arabia for a newS4Cshow. Emily Lambert asked him about the eye-opening journey.(News)

From: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) | Date: March 29, 2008 | Copyright information

IRAQ, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria. These faraway countries dominate the news headlines on a daily basis. But a documentary film on S4C will examine how a Welshman born in the foothills of Snowdon, Thomas Edward Lawrence, helped formthe modern Middle East.

TV presenter and producer Ali Yassine goes on the trail of Lawrence in the revealing programme Lawrence o Arabia, broadcast next Tuesday.

For Ali, 44, the programme meant researching a subject close to his hear...