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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.

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Vorige aflevering:6 Freedom (1700 CE - 2009 CE)
This episode examines the British Raj and India's struggle for freedom. Michael 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.
Uitgezonden: 28-09-2007

5.The Meeting of Two Oceans (1000 CE - 1700 CE)	21 september 2007	0
4.Ages of Gold (300 CE - 1000 CE)	14 september 2007	0
3.Spice Routes & Silk Roads (200 BCE - 300 CE)	07 september 2007	0
2.The Power of Ideas (500 BCE - 200 BCE)	31 augustus 2007	0