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S01E06 - "Freedom (1700 CE - 2009 CE)"
Ausgestrahlt am Sep 28, 2007, 8:00 PM
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Episoden (1 Staffel · 6 Episoden)
Beginnings (50,000 BCE - 1000 BCE)
Michael Wood journeys through the subcontinent, tracing the incredible richness and diversity of its peoples, cultures and landscapes. Through ancient manuscripts and oral tales Michael charts the first human migrations out of Africa. He travels from the tropical backwaters of South India through lost ancient cities in Pakistan to the vibrant landscapes of the Ganges plain. In Turkmenistan dramatic archaeological discoveries cast new light on India's past.
Aug 24, 2007
60 Min.
The Power of Ideas (500 BCE - 200 BCE)
Michael Wood's epic series moves on to the revolutionary years after 500BC - the Age of the Buddha. Travelling by rail to the ancient cities of the Ganges plain, by army convoy through northern Iraq and on down the Khyber Pass, he shows how Alexander the Great's invasion of India inspired her first empire. Michael visits India's earliest capital, Patna, and using archaeology, legend and 'India's Rosetta stone', he shows how the ideas of the Buddha - 'India's first and greatest protester' - were turned into political reality by an Indian emperor who sowed the seeds of 'the most dangerous idea in history'.
Aug 31, 2007
60 Min.
Spice Routes & Silk Roads (200 BCE - 300 CE)
Michael Wood traces India in the days of the Roman Empire. In Kerala, the spice trade opened India to the world, whilst gold and silk bazaars in the ancient city of Madurai were a delight for visiting Greek traders. From the deserts of Turkmenistan, Michael travels down the Khyber Pass to Pakistan to discover a forgotten Indian Empire that opened up the Silk Road and at Peshawar built a lost Wonder of the World.
Sep 7, 2007
60 Min.
Ages of Gold (300 CE - 1000 CE)
Presenter Michael Wood seeks out the achievements of the country's golden age, discovering how India discovered zero, calculated the circumference of the Earth and wrote the world's first sex guide, the Kama Sutra. In the south, he visits the giant temple of Tanjore and sees traditional bronze casters, working as their ancestors did 1,000 years ago.
Sep 14, 2007
60 Min.
The Meeting of Two Oceans (1000 CE - 1700 CE)
The documentary series about the history of India charts the coming of Islam to the subcontinent and one of the greatest ages of world civilization: the Mughals. Michael Wood visits Sufi shrines in Old Delhi, desert fortresses in Rajasthan and the cities of Lahore and Agra, where he offers a new theory on the design of the Taj Mahal. He also looks at the life of Akbar, a Muslim emperor who decreed that no one religion could hold the ultimate truth, but whose dream of unity ended in civil war.
Sep 21, 2007
60 Min.
Freedom (1700 CE - 2009 CE)
This episode examines the British Raj and India's struggle for freedom. Wood reveals how in South India a global corporation came to control much of the subcontinent, and explores the magical culture of Lucknow, discovering the enigmatic Briton who helped found the freedom movement. He traces the Amritsar massacre, the rise of Gandhi and Nehru, and the events that led to the Partition of India in 1947.
Sep 28, 2007
60 Min.
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