Bali's animistic rituals take center stage in this episode of the BBC's three-part series on the island, narrated by David Attenborough and first broadcast in 1969. The film opens with children entering trance states in a possession ceremony said to be the origin of the Legong dance, then moves through other possession rites involving pigs, horses, and even pots, practices that predate the Hinduism now officially observed on the island. Historical footage of the 1963 eruption of Mount Agung is worked into the account, tying the rituals to a real catastrophe the Balinese lived through. The episode closes with the Barong ritual, a costumed performance meant to ward off evil spirits, and traces how the ceremony has changed over time. Attenborough's narration explains the beliefs behind each rite rather than simply showing spectacle, and the film treats the trances and dances as living religious practice rather than staged tourist display.