Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure episode 4

Joanna Lumley’s Silk Road Adventure episode 4

Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure episode 4: Joanna Lumley travels across the stunning Central Asian states of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, visiting a Silk Road citadel and attending a high-society wedding. Joanna Lumley embarks on a 7000-mile journey following the route of the legendary Silk Road, that throughout history helped spread all manner of foods, inventions and cultures across Asia and Europe...my most adventurous and…

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September 7, 2022

Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure episode 3

Travel

Joanna Lumley’s Silk Road Adventure episode 3

Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure episode 3: Joanna's journey takes her to Iran. She meets people eager to share the innovations of the Persian civilisation which, thanks to the Silk Road, spread far and wide. Joanna Lumley embarks on a 7000-mile journey following the route of the legendary Silk Road, that throughout history helped spread all manner of foods, inventions and cultures across Asia…

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September 6, 2022

Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure episode 2

Travel

Joanna Lumley’s Silk Road Adventure episode 2

Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure episode 2: Joanna follows the Silk Road from the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea, and across the post-Soviet states of Georgia and Azerbaijan. From the brash, booming seaside resort of Batumi, on Georgia's Black Sea, Joanna travels across the heart of the Caucasus region; through stunning mountain settlements, romantic Silk Road cities, vineyards, and finally the uber-modern city of Baku,…

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September 3, 2022

Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure episode 1

Travel

Joanna Lumley’s Silk Road Adventure episode 1

Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure episode 1: Starting in Venice, Joanna sees how the travels of Venetian hero Marco Polo and Silk Road traders influenced its growth. In Albania, Joanna walks the beginning of the Via Egnatia, an ancient network that once linked the entirety of the Roman Empire. Joanna Lumley embarks on a 7000-mile journey following the route of the legendary Silk Road,…

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September 2, 2022

The Silk Road episode 3

History

The Silk Road episode 3

The Silk Road episode 3: In the final episode of his series tracing the story of the most famous trade route in history, Dr Sam Willis continues his journey west in Iran. The first BBC documentary team to be granted entry for nearly a decade, Sam begins in the legendary city of Persepolis - heart of the first Persian Empire. Following an ancient caravan…

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February 17, 2020

The Silk Road episode 2

History

The Silk Road episode 2

The Silk Road episode 2: In the second episode of his series tracing the story of the most famous trade route in history, Dr Sam Willis travels west to Central Asia, a part of the Silk Road often overlooked and yet the place of major innovations, big historical characters and a people - the Sogdians - whose role was pivotal to its success. In…

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February 17, 2020

The Silk Road episode 1

History

The Silk Road episode 1

The Silk Road episode 1 : Dr Sam Willis reveals how the Silk Road was the world's first global superhighway where people with new ideas, new cultures and new religions made exchanges that shaped humanity. In the first episode of his series tracing the story of the most famous trade route in history, Dr Sam Willis starts in Venice and explores how its Renaissance…

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February 15, 2020

The Story of China episode 4 - The Ming

History

The Story of China episode 4 – The Ming

The Story of China episode 4 - The Ming: The tale of the Ming dynasty begins with the amazing story of Hongwu, a peasant rebel. Michael Wood explores the history of the world's newest superpower. The tale of one of China's most famous dynasties begins with the amazing story of Hongwu, a peasant rebel who founded one of greatest eras in Chinese history.…

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December 19, 2019

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