Basic Info
First Air: May 01, 2016
Status: Returning Series
Seasons & Episodes
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 3
Last Episode
Name: Iran
Season: 1, Episode: 3
Air Date: 2016-05-15
Runtime: 59 min
In the final episode of his series tracing the story of the most famous trade route in history, Dr Sam Willis continues his journey west in Iran. The first BBC documentary team to be granted entry for nearly a decade, Sam begins in the legendary city of Persepolis - heart of the first Persian Empire. Following an ancient caravan route through Persia's deserts, he visits a Zoroastrian temple where a holy fire has burned for 1,500 years, and Esfahan, one of the Silk Road's architectural jewels and rival to Sam's next destination - Istanbul. In the ancient capital of ...
The Silk Road
2016
1 seasons
3 episodes
Overview
Dr Sam Willis reveals how the Silk Road was the world's first global superhighway where people with new ideas, new cultures and new religions made exchanges that shaped humanity.
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
- United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
- English en
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Britbox Apple TV Channel
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BBC Select Apple Tv channel
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Amazon Video
Cast
Sam Willis
Self - Presenter
Crew
Richard Downes
Director
Tim Niel
Director
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