The Story of India (2007)
- Genre: Documentary
- First Air Date: 2007-08-24
- Last Air Date: 2007-09-28
- Total Seasons: 1
- Total Episodes: 6
- Status: Ended
- Episode Runtime: 60 min.
- Production Company: Maya Vision International
- Network: BBC Two
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.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Beginnings (50,000 BCE - 1000 BCE) | 2007-08-24 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | The Power of Ideas (500 BCE - 200 BCE) | 2007-08-31 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Spice Routes & Silk Roads (200 BCE - 300 CE) | 2007-09-07 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Ages of Gold (300 CE - 1000 CE) | 2007-09-14 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | The Meeting of Two Oceans (1000 CE - 1700 CE) | 2007-09-21 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Freedom (1700 CE - 2009 CE) | 2007-09-28 | 60 min |
