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The first episode examines the new leader's dramatic commitment to end extremism and to return to moderate Islam. Travelling from eastern Europe to India, and across the bloody battlefields of Syria and Yemen, the programme traces the impact that huge amounts of Saudi cash and weapons have had around the world. In recent years, Saudi Arabia has worked closely on counter-terrorism with the west and revolutionary change is now promised inside the Kingdom....

This episode looks at how the family stays in power. The film features some of those who have worked for Saudi princes. They describe how the wealth allowed lives of privilege and pleasure out of the spotlight. But the growth of social media has meant Saudis are getting increasing insight into the behaviour of their rulers, including their transgressions. The uniquely generous social contract that has existed in the kingdom for decades has protected...

Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud, a young prince from the heart of the Arabian interior, began his extraordinary ascent to power in 1902. He reclaimed the realm of his ancestors, extending his domain from one coast to the other and establishing guardianship of the Muslim Holy Places. He laid the basis of the modern Saudi state in a land where life had changed little since the time of Muhammad: religious faith, clan loyalties, and personal honor were its moral...

The perilous ramifications of the September 11th attacks on the United States are only now beginning to unfold. They will undoubtedly be felt for generations to come." Never before has an American president been so closely tied to a foreign power that harbors and supports our country's mortal enemies."