The dream of an earthly paradise immune to the squalid wickedness of the world and the ravages of time comes to us from the depths of antiquity. One such place was - Shangri-La.
In the novel “Lost Horizon” published in 1933, James Hilton takes us on an odyssey to the earthly paradise Shangri-La hidden in a valley somewhere in the Himalayas between Tibet and India. Of all of James Hilton’s works, this was always my most favourite.
But, is the legend of Shangri-La rooted in some, very real, earthly reality? Did such a place really exist? Today on Far Future Horizons we are going on an epic voyage in search of the real Shangri-La with renowned historian Michael Wood in his awe inspiring documentary series “In Search of Myths and Heroes.”
We are also going to teleport ourselves to Shangri-La through the power of cinematic magic and the vision of legendary film director Frank Capra in his film masterpiece that brought James Hilton’s novel Lost Horizon to life on the silver screen.
