Produced by RICHARD CAWSTON
The story of ' Our Man in the Far East,' Anthony Lawrence , who will soon end his long tour of duty as a BBC Foreign Correspondent in Asia.
In this film he looks back on his experiences since his first arrival in 1956. He paints a picture of his growing fascination for the East and of what it has been like to be a British observer reporting the world scene to people at home. The film was made in Singapore, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Washington and Paris.
Other Foreign Correspondents taking part: GERALD PRIESTLAND, CHARLES WHEELER , ERIK DE MAUNY, and the late THOMAS BARMAN , all of the BBC; DENNIS BLOODWORTH of The Observer, ross MARK of the Daily Express, RICHARD HUGHES of the Sunday Times, and DEREK DAVIES of the Far Eastern Economic Review.
(A new version of the film first shown on BBC1)