Tibet: the lost mystery

The first of a two part documentary that examines the mysterious story of Tibet. It is the story of a country unseen by Europeans until early this century, of its destruction by invading Chinese in 1950 and the flight into India of the Dalai Lama with 100,000 Tibetans.

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Credits

production company

BBC-TV

Duration

00:50:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1982

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016974

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Tibet (China)

People → Dalai Lama XIV, 1935-

Places → Tibet (China)

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1982

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