The Life of Muhammad

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The Life of Muhammad
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Genre Documentary
Written by Ziauddin Sardar
Directed by Faris Kermani
Presented by Rageh Omaar
Narrated byRageh Omaar
Composer Jez Spencer
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes3 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersDavid Batty
Aaqil Ahmed
ProducerFaris Kermani
Production locations Saudi Arabia
Syria
Turkey
Palestine
United States
United Kingdom
Jordan
CinematographyPhilip Chavannes
Nasir Khan
Yousef Ibrahim
Andrew Psarianos
EditorTim Arrowsmith
Running time60 minutes
Production companyCrescent Films
Release
Original network BBC Two
Original release11 July (2011-07-11) 
25 July 2011 (2011-07-25)

The Life of Muhammad is a 2011 British three-part documentary miniseries examining the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the origins of Islam. The documentary was directed by Faris Kermani, written by Ziauddin Sardar, and presented by Rageh Omaar. It was broadcast by BBC Two over three consecutive weeks from 11 July 2011 to 25 July 2011.

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Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipient(s)Result
2012 Sandford St. Martin Trust AwardsTelevision Premier AwardCrescent FilmsWon [1] [2] [3]
Royal Television Society Programme AwardsNominated [4]

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