1961

S3.E1 ∙ Destruction of the Indian Part 1: The Heart of the Forest

Sat, Jul 28, 1962

The Indians of the Americas have struggled against white invaders for centuries, with some wiped out or lands stolen. A few tribes in Central Brazil that remain largely untouched enact rituals to appease the spirits of any slain intruders.

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S3.E2 ∙ Destruction of the Indian Part 2: The Path to Extinction

Wed, Jul 25, 1962

A few people unknown to the outside world hide in a secluded hut in a Brazilian forest. A thousand miles away, their tribal land is being sold, while armed white men drive back Indians in pursuit of diamonds, rubber, and yet more land.

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S3.E3 ∙ Destruction of the Indian Part 3: Carnival of Violence

Wed, Aug 01, 1962

During Carnival time in the Andes, everything stops for two weeks each year. Indigenous populations from lake and land come together to join the joyous celebrations, but the festivities only hide the undercurrent of violence.

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S3.E4 ∙ The Tombs of Petra

Wed, Aug 08, 1962

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S3.E5 ∙ Mandara

Wed, Aug 15, 1962

A team of Swiss explorers travel to the Mandara mountains in the northern Cameroons to visit the Matakam tribe.

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S3.E6 ∙ Balloon from Zanzibar

Wed, Aug 22, 1962

Anthony Smith and Douglas Botting recreate the fictitious journey of Jules Verne. Traveling by balloon from Zanzibar across the sea channel to the mainland of Africa. The balloonists are forced to land in the African bush.

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S3.E7 ∙ Balloon from Lake Manyara

Wed, Aug 29, 1962

The second leg of Anthony Smith and Douglas Botting's flight across East Africa sees them cross Lake Manyara before silently drifting over the fabulous wildlife of the Ngorongoro Crater, near to where they land in unusual air conditions.

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S3.E8 ∙ Balloon to Serengeti

Wed, Sep 05, 1962

Anthony Smith and Douglas Botting drift over the Serengeti Reserve on the last leg of their flight across East Africa, where they witness the migration of a large herd of wildebeest, and the moment when predators target a newborn calf.

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S3.E9 ∙ Diving into History

Wed, Sep 12, 1962

Nine members of an R.A.F. Sub-Aqua Club from St. Mawgan in Cornwall locate the wreck of a merchant vessel which foundered, with a cargo of wine-filled amphorae, off the coast of Sicily more than 2,000 years ago.

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S3.E10 ∙ The Man Who Loves Snakes

Wed, Sep 19, 1962

C. J. P. Ionides is a big-game hunter turned naturalist now famous as a collector of venomous snakes. Margaret Lane spent six weeks in Tanganyika, watching him handling dangerous snakes and learning to assist him in catching them.

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S3.E11 ∙ Desert Journey

Wed, Sep 26, 1962

Tom Stobart and Ralph Izzard journey deep into the Jordanian desert to uncover any traces left from Lawrence of Arabia's audacious 1917 ambush on a Turkish train near the present-day Saudi Arabian border.

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S3.E12 ∙ Lost Cities of Atlantis

Thu, Oct 11, 1962

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S3.E13 ∙ The Fate of Colonel Fawcett

Thu, Oct 18, 1962

Step by step Adrian Cowell follows the route taken by Colonel Fawcett through the Brazilian interior in his search for Atlantis.

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S3.E14 ∙ Twilight of the Maharajahs

Thu, Oct 25, 1962

A film by Vitold de Golish highlighting the former splendours of the Indian ruling princes, unchanged since the days of the Nabobs, of Clive and Warren Hastings, but now unlikely ever to be seen again.

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S3.E15 ∙ Sulisgeir

Thu, Nov 01, 1962

A documentary captures the daily routines of Hebridean fishers and crofters who, for generations, have embarked on an annual perilous journey to a remote island rock located forty miles north of the Butt of Lewis.

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S3.E16 ∙ The Treasure of Marlik

Thu, Nov 08, 1962

Tom Stobart and Ralph Izzard capture the magnificent golden treasure of Marlik on film, but a, a misleading rumor leads them on a perilous expedition through the mountains of northern Persia, with Ralph as an outrider on a motorbike.

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S3.E17 ∙ Travellers to Kurdistan

Thu, Nov 15, 1962

Ralph Izzard and Tom Stobart embarked on a daring expedition into the Persian part of Kurdistan, where they encounter Dervishes, wandering nomads, and a people with ancestral links to Saladin.

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S3.E18 ∙ First Look at Africa

Thu, Nov 22, 1962

The Sebei people reside near the summit of Mt. Elgon in Uganda. A group of English and African boys explore their distinctive flat houses and investigates fossil sites from early human history in the primitive Karamoja region.

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S3.E19 ∙ Kathakali

Thu, Nov 29, 1962

Walter Storey and Deben Bhattacharya's expedition along the waterways of the southern coast of India, to find the extraordinary Kathakali dancers, sees them film an exciting fertility dance, and discover the crafts of the people in Kerala.

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S3.E20 ∙ Queer Fish in the Red Sea

Thu, Dec 06, 1962

A group of young Swedish divers fulfill a long-held ambition by exploring the Red Sea, which turns out to be more exciting than they ever imagined, with giant rays, barracudas, and even a shipwreck hidden in the vibrant underwater world.

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S3.E21 ∙ Eskimo Island

Thu, Dec 13, 1962

Harold and Maisie Eastwood almost end up in Siberia as they head through Alaska to its foggy westernmost point - the Diomede Islands, home to hardy Eskimos. Along the way, they encounter sea otters, and rivers teeming with salmon.

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S3.E22 ∙ Deeds Done Across the Sea

Thu, Dec 20, 1962

The Crusaders built castles and forts along the route from Antioch to the Gulf of Aqaba. These structures served to protect pilgrims and defend Jerusalem. In the remnants of these castles, the tales of European knights and squires unfold.

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S3.E23 ∙ One More River

Thu, Dec 27, 1962

Tom Stobart and Ralph Izzard encounter rapids, rocks and whirlpools as they attempt to sail down the Jordan River, hazards vividly described in the diary of an American who tackled the route a century earlier.

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S3.E24 ∙ From Yarmouth to Paradise

Thu, Jan 03, 1963

Eric and Susan Hiscock returned to England six months ago, after sailing the world in a 30ft yacht. They crossed the Atlantic, navigated the Panama Canal. and cruised the South Pacific, taking them from grey skies to the island of Mo'orea.

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S3.E25 ∙ Wanderer's Return

Thu, Jan 10, 1963

During the second part of their global voyage, Eric and Susan Hiscock explore the Pacific islands, and enjoy a green Christmas on a farm in New Zealand, before embarking on the final 15,000-mile stretch, alongside unexpected companions.

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S3.E26 ∙ Drowning Pharaoh

Thu, Jan 17, 1963

John Tunstall and his wife embark on a Nile journey, capturing film of the 3,000-year-old rock-hewn twin-temple of Abu Simbel - a marvel of antiquity linked to Moses and the Exodus, that faces being lost forever under rising waters.

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S3.E27 ∙ Special: Storytellers of Rajasthan

Thu, Mar 07, 1963

Emerging from the desert, a wandering minstrel unfurls an ancient scroll and weaves a captivating tale. His listeners, entranced by the romantic saga of Pabuji, momentarily forget the hardships of life.

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