This film is a glimpse of the traditional life of the Afghan people, their culture and their music, just before the Russian invasion in 1979.

The historian and travel writer Charles Nicholl pursues the trail of the enigmatic poet Arthur Rimbaud into the Horn of Africa.

The historian and travel writer Charles Nicholl pursues the trail of Walter Raleigh and then Johnny Angel in the search for Eldorado. A journey up the Orinoco to Angel Falls looking for gold.

Greece - Istanbul. Episode 1 of an 8-part series for the BBC following the hippy trail of the 1960s with the new travellers who are on the road again in the 1990s. With Simon Dring.

Turkey - Syria. Episode 2 of an 8-part series for the BBC following the hippy trail of the 1960s with the new travellers who are on the road again in the 1990s. With Simon Dring.

Jordan - Syria. Episode 3 of an 8-part series for the BBC following the hippy trail of the 1960s with the new travellers who are on the road again in the 1990s. With Simon Dring.

Turkey - Iran. Episode 4 of an 8-part series for the BBC following the hippy trail of the 1960s with the new travellers who are on the road again in the 1990s. With Simon Dring.

Pakistan. Episode 5 of an 8-part series for the BBC following the hippy trail of the 1960s with the new travellers who are on the road again in the 1990s. With Simon Dring.

Pakistan - Rajasthan. Episode 6 of an 8-part series for the BBC following the hippy trail of the 1960s with the new travellers who are on the road again in the 1990s. With Simon Dring.

Dharamsala to Puna. Episode 7 of An 8-part series for the BBC following the hippy trail of the 1960s with the new travellers who are on the road again in the 1990s. With Simon Dring.

Goa - Kathmandu. Episode 8 of an 8-part series for the BBC following the hippy trail of the 1960s with the new travellers who are on the road again in the 1990s. With Simon Dring.