One Pair of Eyes, the celebrated series of highly personal films, ran for eight years, from 1967-1974. For this series one programme from each year has been selected. 1973 - Lady Betjeman declares
A Passion for India
In the course of an exotic and adventurous journey, the wife of the Poet Laureate, astride an Indian hill pony, carries out her own crusade against ' progress' among the foothills of the Western Himalayas.
LADY BETJEMAN was the daughter of Lord Chetwode, Commander-in-Chief in India during the 30s. Her love affair with India began as a girl of 18. Now, as an eccentric, amusing and determined explorer, she returns whenever she can.
Producer MALCOLM BROWN
Director JONATHAN STEDALL