A travelogue about India. But it is more than a video about a foreign place. We follow the director's itinerary and witness his chance encounters with people and also public events, some of which continue to shape India's politics today.
Tourist promo film extolling the delights of Birmingham and the Midlands, with a sprinkling of arch one-liners.
Fashionably attired folk attend the races in Kolkata.
Scenes from a lavish pageant held during the royal visit to India, celebrating King George Vās coronation.
Aristocracy, army, elephants and more mark the start of the 1903 Durbar.
Stately scenes in India, likely filmed during the 1903 Delhi Durbar.
Rural life in the mountainous valley near Gilgit - now in the Northern areas of Pakistan.
The race is on - for the Viceroy's Cup.
Lady Pamela Lytton, wife of the Governor of Bengal, visits the grand marble Victoria Memorial in Calcutta.
The Duke rides an elephant as he ventures on safari in Bengal.
Armoured elephants, sacred monkeys and a camel carriage from Rajasthan.
The timber trade calls on animal help.
The Maharajah of Kapurthala and guests travel on elephants and men catch fish on the River Bias.
A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata.
A woman narrates the thoughts of a world traveler, meditations on time and memory expressed in words and images from places as far-flung as Japan, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, and San Francisco.
An elephantine spectacle, likely part of the celebrations for the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India.
Traditional games, dancing and music among the people of Sikkim - in vivid colour.
The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta.
Arresting early film images of both northern India and central and south western China.
A stunning display by Nyishi tribesmen from the hills of Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern India.