A series of seven programmes.

After six months of continuous underwater work, the research ship Xarija lies In Colombo harbour to be refitted for a trip to the little-known Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal.
While in Ceylon, Hans and Lotte Hass take time off to visit the ancient fortress of Sigiriya where a princess was whipped, a king was buried alive, and a wicked usurper ruled for eighteen years-once upon a time.
The series directed by Hans Hass and produced by Nicholas Crocker
(First shown on June 5)