The Silk Road

The Silk Road

Series from 2019

Series from 2019

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Genres: Documentary, Special Interest

Covering 5,000 miles, passing through 13 countries and crossing some of the most dramatic landscapes on the planet, this is the fascinating story of the lucrative trade route which changed the course of civilization forever.

In this extraordinary series, Dr Sam Willis explores how the fortunes, ideas and history of the West were shaped and exchanged by travelers from the East.

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Venice

Central Asia

Iran: Tabriz, Capital of Merchants

Iran: Assassins, Emperors and Magi

Iran: Kashan, the Zoroastrain Fire Temple of Yazd

Bukhara, Light of Transoxiana

Uzbekistan: Samarkand

Uzbekistan: Tachkent

Kyrgystan

China: Kashgar

China: Gobi

China: Dunhuang

China: Lanzhou

Xi'an, The Capital of the Sons of Heaven