The other day the BBC showed a documentary presented by Dan Cruikshank with impressive colour footage from Tibet shot before the Chinese marched in. It was staggering. Festivals, pageantry and colourful religious rites were the order of the day. Basically a society hardly changed since the middle ages the footage gave us a glimpse of what the rest of the world was perhaps like in its golden age. If you missed it go to the BBC i Player or buy it on DVD.