I. AIR COMMODORE H H THE NAWAB OF BHOPAL RECEIVED HIS ROYAL WARRANT OF COMMISSION

I. AIR COMMODORE H H THE NAWAB OF BHOPAL RECEIVED HIS ROYAL WARRANT OF COMMISSION - From September 1939 Bhopal began organising its war effort, and the man behind the drive was His Highness the Nawab. So it was a big day for Bhopal when the RAF staged a full parade, and Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Peirse read out the Royal Warrant making the Ruler an Honorary Air Commodore of the Royal Air Force. His Highness the Nawab is due for other honours, too. It's expected that he will be the next Chancellor of the Chamber of Princes. For five days Bhopal had kept the Commander-in-Chief busy inspecting their war effort, and this parade was a fitting climax.

II. NO COMPLACENCY IN BOMBAY'S CIVIL DEFENCE

II. NO COMPLACENCY IN BOMBAY'S CIVIL DEFENCE - After their last big rally, Bombay's ARP workers received a yellow air-raid warning. That was eighteen months ago. This year as the Governor told them Allied successes in Africa had removed the threat from the West. As for Japan, it would be a risky experiment for her to try a raid, but she might, so Bombay's keeping the Auxiliary Fire Service in trim for any emergency. Bombay was a pioneer in civil defence, as the ARP controller reminded the rally. "There is still no room for complacency", said the Governor, and the rally gave spirited proof that whatever comes, Bombay's ready for it.

III. ALLAHABAD - THE MAGH MELA

III. ALLAHABAD: THE MAGH MELA - At Allahabad, two rivers - the Jumna and the Ganges - meet. And once a year a third river - a river of pilgrims in their thousands - flows to this holy place. The flags are not decoration, they're trademarks, so to speak. Each priest has his own special mark on his flag and he waits beside it, as his pilgrims arrive one by one for his ministrations. The Jumna and the Ganges are holy, and to complete the devotions the pilgrims bathe in the holy waters. The river lapping round them gives spiritual strength and it purifies. It's a place where the holy land, the holy waters, and the holy men meet once a year in celebration of the gods.

IV. WITH THE VICEROY IN THE VILLAGES

IV. WITH THE VICEROY IN THE VILLAGE - When the Viceroy visited Bombay province's rural areas, the first of his interests was the food situation. He saw what was being done to tackle the problem, a pretty large problem by the look of these two. And he had a chance to see the real people of India, about whom so many books are written that they can't read - so much is said that they can't understand. The Forest Department officials had something new to show him. This timber is badly needed as a war supply, and needed quickly. Motor transport and railways hurry the timber to the supply depots, but a great deal of time has been saved by installing little saw mills like this actually in the jungle. On to Bijapur for a visit to the Golghumat [Gol Gumbaz]. It's named after the anklet which dancers wear, because some queer trick of the builders made its echo sound like the ringing of bells, it's a trick played on a gigantic scale. It's interesting, but what interested the villagers far more was the visit he paid to the fields, and at a research station he heard a story which tells itself. A vivid instance of what India loses by the ignorance of its peasant cultivators. Still, the cultivator's life isn't all toiling with bent backs in the shadow of ancient monuments, as the village women set out to show Lord Wavell. He was garlanded by members of the District Board, and by half the inhabitants of the district as well, it seems.

V. NEWS FROM ITALY - GENERAL MONTGOMERY LEAVES, INDIAN REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVE

V. NEWS FROM ITALY - GENERAL MONTGOMERY LEAVES, INDIAN REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVE - Town by town, each one a fortress, over nightmare roads, Monty had led his men forward. Now, he receives his last salutes at his Italian headquarters. He's off to his new job, one that he hopes to make the last he holds in World War number two. He's gone to plan the final assault on Nazi Europe, but before he went there was still plenty of work that needed the Montgomery touch. That done, he left Italy, leaving the Germans something to remember him by - the Eighth Army. Two men bring news from the other side of the front line. Prisoners of war, they escaped, disguising themselves as Italian peasants. Well that front line they crossed is slowly shifting forward, each yard of its advance a bitter battle. The Germans threaten to destroy Europe as they retreat. Now, in grim reality, it's a fight to save civilisation. In that fight the Indians are playing their part. They're embarking here at an Egyptian port. Destination, Italy. There was a time when going by ship across the Mediterranean was as dangerous as anything to be met within the front line. That's altered now, but our men still take precautions. Boat drill is an every day routine, and the convoy carries its own barrage balloon. We're always inclined to think of the Mediterranean as a calm blue tideless sea. As a matter of fact, a storm very nearly threw the Sicilian expedition off schedule. At the Italian port, Italian soldiers watch their one time enemies coming ashore. Indian troops are issued with warm kit, and the first thing they do is to get into it. They're fighting thousands of miles from home, in the sort of weather than they had never believed possible. But theyre fighting magnificently just as they've always fought.