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A Passage to India

   2004    Nature
Travelling from K2 in Pakistan to Ladakh in India. It is a short distance as the crow flies but, due to politics, a huge loop. He passes through the Sikh city of Amritsar, with its Golden Temple, and through Shimla with its Vice Regal Lodge, Gaiety Theatre and cosy half-timbered tea-houses. He then meets the 14th Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, where the Tibetan government is in exile.
Series: Himalaya with Michael Palin

The Story of India: Freedom

   2007    History
This episode examines the British Raj and India’s struggle for freedom. Wood reveals how in South India a global corporation came to control much of the subcontinent, and explores the magical culture of Lucknow, discovering the enigmatic Briton who helped found the freedom movement. He traces the Amritsar massacre, the rise of Gandhi and Nehru, and the events that led to the Partition of India in 1947.
Series: The Story of India
Myths and Heroes

Myths and Heroes

2005  History
Clarkson Farm Season 2

Clarkson Farm Season 2

2023  Nature
The Sky at Night

The Sky at Night

2020  Science
Cosmos: Possible Worlds

Cosmos: Possible Worlds

2020  Science
The Rehearsal

The Rehearsal

2022  Culture
The Story of India

The Story of India

2007  History
The Lost Pirate Kingdom

The Lost Pirate Kingdom

2021  History