Michael Wood explores the history of the world's newest superpower. Michael joins the Qin family reunion, as 300 relatives gather to worshi...
Michael Wood explores the history of the world's newest superpower. Michael tells the tale of China's first international ...
Michael Wood explores the history of the world's newest superpower. Here, he focuses on the Song dynasty era (960-1279), including its...
Michael Wood explores the history of the world's newest superpower. The tale of the Ming dynasty begins with the amazing story of Hongwu, a ...
Michael Wood looks at China's Qing empire, which lasted from 1644 to 1912. Under the Qing, China doubled in size and became arguably ...
Sam Willis traces the story of the famous trade route. He explores Venice's Renaissance architecture and art before travelling to the beginning of ...
Sam Willis travels west to Central Asia, a place of major innovations, big historical characters and a people - the Sogdians - whose role was pivot...
Sam Willis continues his journey west in Iran. He begins in Persepolis, heart of the first Persian Empire, before heading to Istanbul and then comi...
Creator of the first Chinese Empire, Qin Shi Huang, shares his story in this song inspired...
The Shang developed writing amongst other inventions. This Bronze Age society developed a powerful army using bronze weapons.
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