Books & films for research

So as to set the scene, we recommend watching a film or two before you travel to Thailand. We also recommend taking a book or two to read whilst you travel, to enhance your understanding and enjoyment of the country. Below you will find a list of books, films and TV programmes which we have found both informative and entertaining and we hope you will too.

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Books about Thailand:

Bangkok 8 by John Burdett
Sightseeing by Rattawut Lapcharoensap
A History of Thailand by Chris Baker
Four Reigns by Kukrit Pramoj
Touch the Dragon by Karen Connoly
The Bridge over the River Kwai by Pierre Boulle
The King Never Smiles: A Biography of Thailand’s Bhumibol Adulyadej
The Narrow Road to the North by Richard Flanagan
The Orchid House by Lucinda Riley
Jim Thompson: The Unsolved Mystery – William Warren
Dream of as Thousand Lives – Karen Connoly
The Beach by Alex Garland

Films about Thailand

Miss Suwanna of Siam (1923)
Hom Rong (2004)
The Eyes of Thailand (2012)
The Railway Man (2013)
Wild Thailand (2013)
When Elephants were Young (2016)