A brief visit to Kashmir, before a long look at Ladakh and its Tibetan Buddhist culture and history.
Shangri-la by Michael Wood
A journey through India, Nepal and Tibet with historian Michael Wood in search of the ancient kingdom of Shangri-la
Inside Tibet in the 1940s
A fascinating glimpse of a 1942-3 mission that took color footage of a Tibet that was to all intents and purposes still closed to the outside world.
Leaving Fear Behind
Lama Jigme Gyatso and Dhondup Wangchen talk to ordinary Tibetans to get their views of the situation they face in Tibet today.
Tibet’s Cry for Freedom
This film was shot between 2007 and 2008 during the run up to the Beijing Olympics, and interviews most of the main players on the Tibetan side.
Sky Caves of Nepal
In these episodes of National Geographic Live! three of the participants in the making of the documentaries about lost caves in Mustang, Nepal discuss what making these films meant for them.
The Tibetan Oracles
A documentary by David Cherniack that looks the place of the oracles in Tibetan Buddhism, their history and their role in the current tradition.
Yogis Of Tibet
This film from 2002 is a look at the esoteric world of the Tibetan yogi, and includes interviews with the Dalai Lama and some outstanding practitioners in the modern era.
Nourished by the Mekong River: Exploring Angkor
This episode from the series by Chinese Television’s Channel 9, looks at the great civilisation that centered around Angkor in Cambodia.
