The Story of India
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S1 E1 - Beginnings
August 23, 200755minBeginning with the first human migrations out of Africa, Wood takes viewers from the tropical backwaters of South India to lost ancient cities in Pakistan--the scene of India's first civilization.Free trial of PBS Documentaries or buyS1 E2 - The Power of Ideas
August 30, 200755minMichael Wood's epic series moves into the revolutionary years after 500 BC--the Age of the Buddha.Free trial of PBS Documentaries or buyS1 E3 - Spice Routes and Silk Roads
September 6, 200755minMichael Wood takes viewers to India in the days of the Roman Empire, when the spice trade opened India to the world.Free trial of PBS Documentaries or buyS1 E4 - Ages of Gold
September 13, 200755minReaching the time of the Fall of Rome in the West, Michael Wood seeks out the amazing achievements of India's golden age from 300 to 1000 AD.Free trial of PBS Documentaries or buyS1 E5 - The Meeting of Two Oceans
September 20, 200755minThis episode tells the story of the coming of Islam to the Indian subcontinent, culminating in one of the most glamorous ages of world civilization--the Moghul Empire.Free trial of PBS Documentaries or buyS1 E6 - Freedom
September 27, 200755minMichael Wood's "10,000-year epic" reaches the time of the British occupation of India--the Raj--and India's struggle for freedom.Free trial of PBS Documentaries or buy
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Directors
- Jeremy Jeffs
Producers
- Leo EatonRebecca Dobbs
Cast
- Michael Wood
Studio
- PBS
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