The Lost World of Tibet
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The Lost World of Tibet is a BBC
documentary film
produced in conjunction with the British Film Institute
. The 90-minute film was broadcast on BBC Two
in November 2006
.
The film is presented by Dan Cruickshank
and features footage shot in Tibet
prior to the 1950s with commentary from the Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama, and other people featured.
This is one of a number of BFI television series featuring footage from the BFI National Archive and produced in partnership with the BBC:
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
produced in conjunction with the British Film Institute
British Film Institute
The British Film Institute is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to:-Cinemas:The BFI runs the BFI Southbank and IMAX theatre, both located on the south bank of the River Thames in London...
. The 90-minute film was broadcast on BBC Two
BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
in November 2006
2006 in television
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.
The film is presented by Dan Cruickshank
Dan Cruickshank
Dan Cruickshank is an art historian and BBC television presenter.-Early life:As a young child he lived for some years in Poland...
and features footage shot in Tibet
Tibet
Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...
prior to the 1950s with commentary from the Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama, and other people featured.
This is one of a number of BFI television series featuring footage from the BFI National Archive and produced in partnership with the BBC:
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- The Lost World of Tibet