A personal view in 13 parts by J Bronowski
2: The Harvest of the Seasons 'And the father of our people, the hill man, Bakhtyar, came out of the fastnesses of the western mountains in ancient days. His seed were as plentiful as the rocks on the mountains and his people prospered.'
(BAKHTIARI LEGEND)
As the ice retreats and the land flowers, man the hunter turns to agriculture, domesticating plant and animal, imposing his will on the wild wheat and the horse.
The programme follows the nomadic Bakhtiari tribe on their ancient migrations across the Zagros mountains of central Iran, contrasting their perilous way of life with the stable city-culture of Jericho. In the bitter conflict between the settled farmer and the mounted warrior,
Dr Bronowski discovers the intellectual roots of war, and shows how even the descendants of the mightiest warrior of all, Ghengis Khan , were finally compelled to settle.
Editor ADRIAN MALONE
Senior producer DICK GILLING (R)