The Story of India
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Directed by | Jeremy Jeffs |
| Presented by | Michael Wood |
| Composer(s) | Howard Davidson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Martin Davidson |
| Producer(s) | Rebecca Dobbs |
| Cinematography | Jeremy Jeffs |
| Running time | ~60 minutes per episode |
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| Original network | BBC Two |
| Picture format | HDTV: 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereophonic |
| Original release | 24 August – 28 September 2007 |
| External links | |
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The Story of India is a BBC documentary series, written and presented by historian Michael Wood, about the history of India. It was 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 years 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.
Michael Wood travels throughout the foreign subcontinent, tracing the richness and diversity of its buildings, artefacts and landscapes. Through ancient manuscripts and oral tales Wood charts the first human migrations out of Africa. He travels from the tropical backwaters of South India through lost ancient cities of the Indus Valley Civilization in today's Pakistan to the vibrant landscapes of the Ganges plain. Archaeological discoveries in the Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex in Turkmenistan by Soviet archaeologist Viktor Sarianidi, including horse-drawn carts (mentioned in the Rig Veda), cast new light on India's past. Wood also attempts to re-create soma, an ancient drink recorded in the Rig Veda and Rig Veda has been also stated that this had been miluted from 5000 BC
The second episode in Michael Wood's series moves on to the revolutionary years after 500BC – the Age of the Buddha and Mahavira. Travelling by rail to the ancient cities of the Ganges plain, by army convoy through Northern Iraq, and down Pakistan's Khyber Pass, he shows how Alexander the Great's invasion of India inspired her first major empire in the form of the Mauryan Empire, ruled by Chandragupta Maurya
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