Highway 5 stretches 1500 miles from the southernmost region of the Kingdom of Thailand to the point where Laos and Burma meet in the north, passing many peoples and races on its route, both from the distant past and more recent immigrants.
For generations, time has remained stagnant in rural Thailand, with life revolving around the planting and harvesting of rice, the staple diet for a third of humanity. Western influences on young city people threaten to change everything.
The allure of being the first to conquer Big Ben, an untouched mountain peak, motivates ten men to embark on a 10,000-mile journey through the Roaring Forties to reach an uninhabited Antarctic island.
A film about the vibrant Hindu festival of Holi, marking the arrival of spring, which sees mischief-makers in Mathura, Baldeo, and Barsana coming together in the early morning armed with buckets and syringes filled with colourful water.
Bjorn Staib takes on the ultimate North Pole challenge, where man is entirely at the mercy of the elements. In these arduous conditions, he tries to ski to Aries 2 - a floating ice island a few miles from the Pole.
Ceylon, often described as an island of drummers, devil dancers, tea, and temples, defies easy categorization. Its legendary status as the Garden of Eden remains both elusive and intriguing.
John Tyson leads a 1964 expedition to map and climb the central massif of the Kanjiroba Himal, a region in Nepal that has remained largely unexplored by Europeans.
John Marriner embarks on a voyage along the Danube, starting from the Black Sea by yacht. His journey leads him through the infamous Iron Gates to the Turkish fortress island of Ada Kaleh.
Ralph Izzard returned to Madras in 1963 to explore the sacred sites and splendid Hindu temples that served as a sanctuary for the Dravidians, the country's earliest inhabitants, whose ancient culture of dance and music remains preserved.
