NEW LOOK TO THE WEEKEND
Narrated by David Attenborough
In this new eight-part series, DAVID ATTENBOROUGH goes to Indonesia, Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, Vietnam and India; countries where the world's most ancient religions and art-forms have miraculously survived into the 20th century, and where today they persist with strengthened vitality as an indispensable part of daily life. 1:The World of Shadows
In remote corners of Indonesia's vast archipelago of 13,000 islands, the Ancient Peoples ' maintain a belief in the spirits of nature
. and the ghosts of their ancestors, whom they strive to please with sacrificial rights and the erection of megaliths - finely tapered obelisks, massive stone slabs, and enormous stone tables and chai seats for spirits of the dead.
Research LAURIEN BERKELEY SUE HAYCOCK
Film editor STEPHEN EVANS Produced by MICHAEL MACINTYRE 4