The Story of India (2007)

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 6 episodes

Rating

8.9 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Historian Michael Wood travels to different places in India to explore its long history. He talks with experts and local people while examining historical and archaeological evidence.

educationalreflectiveinformativecontemplativemeasuredhistoricalslow-paced

What happens

The Story of India is a BBC documentary series, written and presented by historian Michael Wood about the history of India. It originally aired on BBC Two in six episodes in August and September 2007 as part of the BBC season "India and Pakistan 07", which marked the 60 year independence of India and Pakistan. An accompanying text to the series, titled Michael Wood: The Story of India, was published by BBC Books on 16 August 2007. As in most of his documentaries, Michael Wood explains historical events by travelling to the places where they took place, examining archaeological and historical evidence at first hand and interviewing historians and archaeologists, as well as talking with local people. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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