First broadcast as part of the BBC’s One Pair of Eyes series in 1970, Dreamwalkers offered viewers a rare glimpse into the world of Idries Shah – the influential writer, thinker, and teacher who introduced ancient Sufi ideas to a Western audience in search of deeper meaning.

For the first time, the full script of this visionary documentary is presented in book form, accompanied by behind-the-scenes photographs, production notes, and contextual material. Intimate and yet expansive, the film captured Shah in conversation, in contemplation, and in the act of bridging worlds – East and West, seen and unseen.

Commissioned by Sir David Attenborough, directed by Robert Rowland and narrated by Shah himself, Dreamwalkers became an instant classic, its broadcast awakening a generation of seekers to the relevance of Eastern psychological insight and the timeless power of storytelling as a vehicle for transformation.

This volume is both a historical document and a living doorway into Shah’s universe – a world in which perception is questioned, illusions are dismantled, and truth is pursued not through doctrine, but through lived experience.