Pinned Tweet
🚨Beyond excited to kick off the year in @Variety with a big announcement - #Liberté will have its network premiere on @HISTORYUK next month! 😲
Honoured to bring #NoorInayatKhan's story to the screen. Thank you @manori_r for this brilliant piece: variety.com/2023/film/global…
Sam Naz retweeted
On Sep 13, 1944, a princess from India lay dead at Dachau concentration camp. She had been tortured by the Nazis and then shot in the head. Her name was Noor Inayat Khan.
The Germans knew her only as Nora Baker, a British spy who had gone into occupied France using the code name Madeline. She carried her transmitter from safe house to safe house with the Gestapo trailing her, providing communications for her Resistance unit.
Wireless operators in France had a life expectancy of six weeks. Noor was actively transmitting for over three times as long.
While she was in France, every other wireless operator in her network was slowly picked off until she was the last radio link between London and Paris. It was "the most dangerous and important post in France."
She was offered a way back to Britain and refused.
In fact, in her transmissions to London, she once said that she was having the time of her life, and thanked them for giving her the opportunity to do this.
She was captured by the Gestapo, but never gave up; she made three attempts at escape. One involved asking to take a bath, insisting on being allowed to close the door to preserve her modesty, and then clambering onto the roof of the Gestapo HQ in Paris.
Her last word before being shot was, "Liberté!"
Yikes, thanks for the blast from the past! Happy days @bbcthree 🩷
This time last year, I was asked to screen LIBERTÉ by the fab team at @SAHM_UK
This year, the film is keeping some very good company celebrating top South Asian talent on @skytv 🎉🥹
#SouthAsianHeritageMonth
80 years ago tonight, Britain's SOE sent its first female wireless operator into occupied France.
That woman was the remarkable Noor Inayat Khan.
Honoured to have brought her story to TV screens in the UK and across the world this year. Please do watch #LIBERTÉ on demand 📺🙏🏽
So many wonderful tributes, but I think this one sums up the incredible Paul O'Grady ⤵️
Hugh Jackman, Eugene Levy, Adam Scott and... me! Being grabbed by @bethanyminelle after my night shift and "trapped in a studio" for the #Backstage podcast was so worth it 😂
news.sky.com/story/backstage…
Tune in for the stars - stay for the Pick of the Week 🥳🎉
#Liberté available to watch now on @HISTORYUK @skytv and @NOW 💚
🙌🏽☺️
Replying to @SamNazTV
We absolutely love your work and thank you for shining light on Noor Inayat Khan's life!
Overwhelmed with all the texts, calls, DMs and messages 🙏🏽
Thank you @historyuk for giving a totally independent short film such a wonderful platform. Here's a piece I wrote about the making of #Liberté and the honour of playing Noor Inayat Khan:
history.co.uk/articles/behin…
Sam Naz retweeted
Want to watch a powerful film on British #WWII secret agent #NoorInayatKhan Well it’s on @HISTORYUK frm tonight!!
Brilliant to see friend & colleague @SamNazTV’s film about the Muslim woman who risked it all & never gave away any state secrets being aired.
#Liberté
Thank you @Bethanyminelle for taking the time to chat to me about #Liberté which has been MANY years in the making and hits @HISTORYUK tonight! #skynews
news.sky.com/story/liberte-s…
Important piece from Dhruti 👏🏽
You’re unable to view this Post because this account owner limits who can view their Posts. Learn more
Back in the UK and home to a lovely shoutout from Saira Khan in her @DailyMirror column! We're edging closer to the broadcast premiere of LIBERTÉ on @HISTORYUK 🙏🏽💚
Sam Naz retweeted
Smashing news that the great SOE hero #NoorInayatKhan will be honoured by network premiere of @SamNazTV's beautiful short film in Feb.
🚨Beyond excited to kick off the year in @Variety with a big announcement - #Liberté will have its network premiere on @HISTORYUK next month! 😲
Honoured to bring #NoorInayatKhan's story to the screen. Thank you @manori_r for this brilliant piece: variety.com/2023/film/global…
Sam Naz retweeted
So proud of @SamNazTV - her film Liberté, which she wrote, co-produced, *and* stars in (because she’s brilliant), has been picked up by @HISTORYUK and airs next month! Cannot *wait* to watch more about Noor Khan’s story.
variety-com.cdn.ampproject.o…
























