The Lost World of Tibet

00:00:08 A beautiful isolated land

00:04:59 Their colours are symbolic They represent water fire earth and air

00:08:28 Now, here, yes. My father with the moustache.

00:12:38 At this time the Chinese were happy to support religious events

00:15:52 If there’s a son, the son stays with the father, the daughter stays with the mother.

00:19:27 they would take ages, but once you got used to it, you could do it yourself.

00:22:56 And see was really kind to everybody.

00:26:29 The festival of the Votive Offering took place in the eastern courtyard of the Potala Palace

00:30:50 In this ritual, you fill a human skull with alcohol

00:34:36 Down here there would be people doing the half-sideways prostrations

00:38:12 British pressure to allow trading

00:42:05 and he travel in a modest though bulletproof car

00:46:23 The standard bearers wear special helmets which have 'Allah ' inscribed on them in gold

00:50:27 and then come to the picnic.

00:54:12 and especially in front of your superiors

00:57:53 Incredible this, a 16 year-old boy was suddenly made the temporal and spiritual ruler of Tibet.

01:01:57 Most Tibetans were against the idea fearing for his safety

01:05:26 Everything is challenged

01:09:45 he was brilliant

01:13:43 And, therefore, it was very tight security arrangements than used to be there

01:17:14 had completely broken down.

01:20:53 Freedom!

01:24:43 and hundreds of thousands of Tibetans were imprisoned in labour camps

80:00:00 to join him