Sir Laurens Van der Post: The Lost World of Kalahari

Subtitle

Lost world of Kalahari, The

Synopsis

Sir Laurens van der Post, who has devoted much of his life to the plight of the disappearing Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert, lectures to the Royal Geographical Society on exploration, recalling his original quest to find the Bushmen and, more generally, speaks about the nature of contemporary exploration. The 1990 lecture is followed by the six films of the 1956 television series, THE LOST WORLD OF KALAHARI.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 60, 90, 60 min.

Year of production

1991

Availability

out of Distribution; 1996 sale: £25.00 (+VAT +p&p) each 1996 sale: £60.00 (+VAT +p&p) whole set

Notes

Tape 1 comprises the lecture and programme 6; tape 2 comprises programmes 1, 2 and 3; tape 3 comprises programmes 4 and 5.

Subjects

Anthropology

Keywords

Bushmen; exploration; Kalahari Desert; South Africa; Van der Post, Laurens

Credits

Contributor

Laurens van der Post

Sections

Title

Vanishing people

Title

First encounters

Title

Spirit of the slippery hills

Title

Thirstland, The

Title

Great eland, The

Title

Song of the rains

Production Company

Name

Central Independent Television

Notes

use Carlton UK Television

Name

Royal Geographical Society Films