The Story of India

Aug 24, 2007 (en) Documentary [60] Min
  • First Air Date
    Aug 24, 2007
  • Production
    Maya Vision International
  • Rotten tomato
    88%
  • Original title
    The Story of India
  • Release
    Aug 24, 2007
  • en
    -

Overview

For over two millennia, India has been at the centre of world history. But how did India come to be? What is India? These are the big questions behind this intrepid journey around the contemporary subcontinent. In this landmark series, historian and acclaimed writer Michael Wood embarks on a dazzling and exciting expedition through today's India, looking to the present for clues to her past, and to the past for clues to her future. The journey takes the viewer through majestic landscapes and reveals some of the greatest monuments and artistic treasures on Earth. From Buddhism to Bollywood, from mathematics to outsourcing, Michael Wood discovers India's impact on history - and on us.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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Beginnings

Episode: 1

The Power of Ideas

Episode: 2

Season 1 ( 2007-08-24)

Beginnings

Episode: 1

The Power of Ideas

Episode: 2

Spice Routes & Silk Roads

Episode: 3

Ages of Gold

Episode: 4

The Meeting of Two Oceans

Episode: 5

Freedom & Liberation

Episode: 6
Aug 24, 2007 (en)
Documentary
[60] Min
  • First Air Date Aug 24, 2007
  • Production
    Maya Vision International
  • Rotten tomato 88%
Original Title The Story of India
en

Overview

For over two millennia, India has been at the centre of world history. But how did India come to be? What is India? These are the big questions behind this intrepid journey around the contemporary subcontinent. In this landmark series, historian and acclaimed writer Michael Wood embarks on a dazzling and exciting expedition through today's India, looking to the present for clues to her past, and to the past for clues to her future. The journey takes the viewer through majestic landscapes and reveals some of the greatest monuments and artistic treasures on Earth. From Buddhism to Bollywood, from mathematics to outsourcing, Michael Wood discovers India's impact on history - and on us.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer