The Story of India
The Story of India is a BBC documentary series written and presented by Michael Wood, about the 10,000-year history of the Indian subcontinent. The series consists of six episodes, each of which deals with a different period of Indian history featuring important events of the period: the first episode "Beginnings" traces the richness and diversity of its peoples, cultures and landscapes; the second episode "The Power of Ideas" looks at the power of ideas of Indian history, including Buddhism; the third episode "Spice Routes and Silk Roads" focuses on India's trading with other countries in the early centuries CE; the fourth episode "Ages of Gold" features the amazing achievements of the country's golden age, including the discovery of zero; the fifth episode "The meeting of Two Oceans" charts the coming of Islam to the subcontinent; and the sixth and final episode "Freedom and Liberation" examines the British Raj and India's struggle for freedom.
The Story of India: Episode 1 - Beginnings
Michael Wood travels throughout the subcontinent, tracing the richness and diversity of its peoples, cultures and landscapes.
The Story of India: Episode 2 - The Power of Ideas
In this episode, Michael Wood looks at the power of ideas of Indian history; religious ideas like Buddhism, the influence of Alexander the Great's invasion of India, and the rule of the emperor Ashoka.
The Story of India: Episode 3 - Spice Routes and Silk Roads
In this episode, Michael Wood traces India in the early centuries CE, the time of the Roman Empire in the west, focusing on India's trading with other countries.
The Story of India: Episode 4 - Ages of Gold
This episode tells the story of India in the Middle Ages, featuring the amazing achievements of the country's golden age, including the discovery of zero and the calculation of the Earth's circumference.
The Story of India: Episode 5 - The meeting of Two Oceans
This episode charts the coming of Islam to the subcontinent and one of the greatest ages of world civilisation: the Mughals.
The Story of India: Episode 6 - Freedom and Liberation
This episode examines the British Raj and India's struggle for freedom.
| Web.. | The Story of India In The Story of India, a landmark six-part series airing in January 2009 on PBS, Michael Wood will embark on a dazzling and exciting journey through today's India, seeking in the present for clues to her past, and in the past for clues to her future. www.pbs.org/thestoryofindia/ |