The Beatles March 1968

Title: "I Beatles in Ritrio" (The Beatles in Retreat)
Type: TV News
Filming Location: Rishikesh, India
Filming Date: March 1st 1968
Broadcast Date: March 15th 1968
Country Of Broadcast: Italy
Duration: 27:29 Minutes
Quality: A
Source: "The Beatles Recovered Archives Lost & Found Vol 13" (FAB Productions)(Upgrade)
Other Sources: "Paul & Ringo Two Of Us Standing Solo Vol 25" (BedHead Productions)(Upgrade)
Notes: The Italian "Channel 7 News" arrived a bit later but were given exclusive access to the Maharishi and his guests.
Their footage was then made into an almost half hour TV special called "I Beatles in Ritrio" (The Beatles in Retreat).
Apart from footage of Indian poverty and of the Maharishi and other non-Beatle guests there was also some wonderful footage of the Fabs and the Maharishi
walking down to the River Ganges for some fun in the sun including a sing-a-long with Paul, John and Donovan on acoustic guitars.
This is a copy taken from the TV station master tape and runs over 27 minutes in length.
For whatever reason the Beatles scenes have out-of-synch audio whereas other footage of Donovan singing is perfectly in synch.
I believe the special was re-broadcast on Italian TV at least twice in 1988 and 1993.