The Silk Road

Jan 10, 2017 (fr) Documentary [30] Min
  • First Air Date
    Jan 10, 2017
  • Production
    ARTE, Électron Libre Productions
  • Rotten tomato
    0%
  • Original title
    La Route de la soie et autres merveilles
  • Release
    Jan 10, 2017
  • fr
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Overview

Alfred de Montesquiou, a war correspondent for the Associated Press news agency and a journalist for Paris Match – for which he has covered most of the Arab Spring revolutions – will be our knowledge broker along the Silk Road, the mythical network of trade routes that for centuries linked the Far East to the West. Follow in the footsteps of illustrious predecessors, from Alexander the Great to Marco Polo. Journey through time, encountering specialists, historians, or just everyday people with a passion who will help you grasp the past and present identities of those countries. From Bursa in Turkey to Xi’an in China, Alfred guides and accompanies you in this fresh and original way to discover History.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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Season 1 ( 2017-01-10)

Discover the mythical network of trade routes that for centuries linked the Far East to the West with Alfred de Montesquiou. Follow in the footsteps of illustrious predecessors, from Alexander the Great to Marco Polo. Alfred de Montesquiou, a war correspondent for the Associated Press news agency and a journalist for Paris Match – for which he has covered most of the Arab Spring revolutions – will be our knowledge broker. With him, take an extended trip through six countries and cultures. Journey through time, encountering specialists, historians, or just everyday people with a passion who will help you grasp the past and present identities of those countries. From Bursa in Turkey to Xi’an in China, Alfred guides and accompanies you in this fresh and original way to discover History.

Italy: Venice

Episode: 1

Turkey: Bosphorus

Episode: 2

Turkey: Anatolia, The Caravans of Asia Minor

Episode: 3

Iran: Tabriz, Capital of Merchants

Episode: 4

Iran: Assassins, Emperors and Ma

Episode: 5

Iran: Kashan and the Zoroastrian Fire Temple of Yazd

Episode: 6

Uzbekistan: Bukhara

Episode: 7

Uzbekistan: Samarkand

Episode: 8

Uzbekistan: Tachkent

Episode: 9

Kyrgystan

Episode: 10

China: Kashgar

Episode: 11

China: Gobi

Episode: 12

China: Dunhuang

Episode: 13

China: Lanzhou

Episode: 14

China: Xian

Episode: 15
Jan 10, 2017 (fr)
Documentary
[30] Min
  • First Air Date Jan 10, 2017
  • Production
    ARTE, Électron Libre Productions
  • Rotten tomato 0%
Original Title La Route de la soie et autres merveilles
fr

Overview

Alfred de Montesquiou, a war correspondent for the Associated Press news agency and a journalist for Paris Match – for which he has covered most of the Arab Spring revolutions – will be our knowledge broker along the Silk Road, the mythical network of trade routes that for centuries linked the Far East to the West. Follow in the footsteps of illustrious predecessors, from Alexander the Great to Marco Polo. Journey through time, encountering specialists, historians, or just everyday people with a passion who will help you grasp the past and present identities of those countries. From Bursa in Turkey to Xi’an in China, Alfred guides and accompanies you in this fresh and original way to discover History.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer