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The Story of India

Season 1
Michael Wood's fascinating journey through the history of the Indian subcontinent chronicles the incredible richness and diversity of its peoples, cultures and landscapes.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Beginnings
    August 23, 2007
    55min
    TV-PG
    Beginning 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.
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  2. S1 E2 - The Power of Ideas
    August 30, 2007
    55min
    TV-PG
    Michael Wood's epic series moves into the revolutionary years after 500 BC--the Age of the Buddha.
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  3. S1 E3 - Spice Routes and Silk Roads
    September 6, 2007
    55min
    TV-PG
    Michael Wood takes viewers to India in the days of the Roman Empire, when the spice trade opened India to the world.
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  4. S1 E4 - Ages of Gold
    September 13, 2007
    55min
    TV-PG
    Reaching 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.
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  5. S1 E5 - The Meeting of Two Oceans
    September 20, 2007
    55min
    13+
    This 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.
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  6. S1 E6 - Freedom
    September 27, 2007
    55min
    TV-PG
    Michael Wood's "10,000-year epic" reaches the time of the British occupation of India--the Raj--and India's struggle for freedom.
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Violencesubstance usesmoking
Subtitles
None available
Directors
Jeremy Jeffs
Producers
Leo EatonRebecca Dobbs
Cast
Michael Wood
Studio
PBS
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