Adventures and misadventures, songs and stories from lands overseas, told by world-wide travellers, including ' The Coming of the Pink Cheeks ', the story of an ancient witch-doctor's prophecy of the arrival of the first white man in Africa as told to Richard St. Barbe Baker during his travels among African tribes. (Richard St. Barbe Baker, kinsman to a famous African explorer, Sir Samuel Baker , takes part in the programme, and demonstrates the use of the witch-doctor's rain-stick.)
BBC Revue Orchestra, conducted by Charles Groves. Music arranged by Alan Paul. Programme edited by Leslie Baily and produced by Eric Fawcett.