A perilous network of paths that flourished from around 200 bc until the middle ages, the silk road stretched more than 7,000 miles from east to west, a meandering skein of trails that formed one of the most transformative superhighways in human history. Dr sam willis reveals how the silk road was the worlds first global superhighway where people with new ideas, new cultures and new religions made exchanges that shaped humanity. The silkroad ensemble drew on traditional and popular vietnamese and american songs to create music for ken burns and lynn novicks the vietnam war, a tenpart, 18hour documentary series that reminds us that there is no single truth in war. As we get into the first few centuries bce or the first few centuries of the common era. Wild horses, the silk road mountain race documentary the. The ensemble is profiled in the new documentary, the music of strangers. Travel through exotic lands on the historical trade route and learn about their cultures, modern traditions, and histories related to the silk road. The great landmass between europe and china became a corridor of trade beginning in the 2nd century b. Wild horses, the silk road mountain race documentary. Silk road drugs death and the dark web 2017 documentary. Through the ages on october 20 on rtd website and on rts live feed.
The nhk tokushu and chinas cctv documentary series the silk road began on april 7, 1980. Bbc documentary on the silk road hosted by renowned historian. With ideas too big for a single episode, the compass presents mini. Full season and episodes free online streaming fast high quality legal movies and tv television shows. Ambition and opportunity, cnbc traverses chinas planned belt and road initiative to meet some of the people that will be affected. Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the mark cloedirected movie via subscription can be confusing, so we.
Founded in february 2011 by a young libertarian called ross ulbricht alias dread pirate roberts, a character in the movie the princess bride whose identity was said to. The vpro documentary the silk roads, based on his book of the same name, features frankopans revisionist insights into world history and exposes the many ways our past and future are interconnected. Sam willis, a twoepisode documentary on the silk road was produced by the bbc in collaboration with unwto. As the silk road was not a single thoroughfare from east to west, the term silk routes has become increasingly favored by historians, though silk road is the more common and recognized name. Documentary exploring online black market silk road, known as the amazon of illegal. The silk road, described as the amazon of illegal drugs, appeared on the dark web in 2011. China is among the worlds fastest developing countries and much of its success is rooted in a unique brand of socialism, which encourages a market economy allowing private business to flourish within a statedominated system. The chinese government is now reviving the trade route with its one belt, one road initiative. They traded goods such as silk, spices, tea, ivory, cotton, wool, precious metals, and ideas. Taking a lot of pictures when you go for a vacation is a must for others as they want to remember this place with a lot of good memories and make sure that they have the proof that they can display or post on their social media accounts and let others see about your journey. There are a total of 30 episodes of which 18 are presented here more than 800 minutes. In the twopart documentary the new silk road, two journalists examine the intricacies of its construction, the chinese interests that are likely to benefit most from it, and the citizens along the route who are bracing for its disastrous impact on their way of life.
The travelogue traced the ancient silk road from changan modern day xian to rome covering the history, archaeology, culture, religion, and art of countries along the route. No wonder says british historian peter frankopan, author of the bestseller the silk roads. Wild horses is a look at the first year of the silk road mountain race, a brutal, long distance, selfsupported bikepacking race that follows the original trading route. This is the best and most detailed research documentary on the silk road from the historic and geographic view point. In the final episode of his series tracing the story of. Check out the first episode of the documentary series, tales from the silk road of the sea, to find out more. Bbc the silk road 2016 s01e02 dr sam willis part 22. Books and films the silk road nhk documentary infocobuild. The grammynominated documentary the music of strangers, follows members of the ensemble as they gather in locations across the world, exploring the ways art can both preserve traditions and shape cultural evolution. The silk road earned its name from chinese silk, a highly valued commodity that merchants transported along these trade networks. Carrie gracie travels from the east of china to the west of europe, to hear from people who live. The travelogue traced the ancient silk road from changan to rome covering the history, archaeology, culture, religion, and art of countries along the route. The silk road documentary trailer dr sam willis bbc four 4. Advances in technology and increased political stability caused an.
Bbc the silk road 2016 s01e03 dr sam willis part 12. Watch the silk road free tv series full seasons online. Storyville s16 ep21 silk road drugs, death and the dark web part 01 hd watch. The silk road nhk tv series, 1980s joint chinesejapanese production. Today, the 21stcentury maritime silk road works as a sea cor. The silk road or silk route refers to a network of interlinking trade routes across the afroeurasian landmass that connected east, south, and western asia with.
This documentary really deserves a new transfer its detailed, gorgeous, and full of delights. But as well see, the silk road will continue on for many hundreds or really over a thousand years. Read online the silk road a new history and download the silk road a new history book full in pdf formats. Placing these documentary finds at the heart of the narrative, this book also tells the story of the different explorers who found these documents, and it teases out the implications. Click download or read online button to get silk roads book now. The silk road is a 3 episode bbc tv documentary about the silk road, made in 2016 and shown on bbc4. Dr sam willis traces the history and impact of the most famous trade route in the world. Yoyo ma and the silk road ensemble, the original hbo documentary online at or stream on your own device. The silk road was a network of trade routes connecting china and the far east with the middle east and europe.
Described as the internets wild west and the ebay of vice, it was a haven for drug dealers, gun runners and document forgers. The silk road influenced the great civilizations of china, india, ancient egypt, persia, arabia, and ancient rome. The program started with the memorable scene of a camel caravan crossing the desert against the setting. The silk road was an ancient network of trade routes, formally established during the han dynasty of china, which linked the regions of the ancient world in commerce between bce1453 ce. In the second episode of his series tracing the story of the most famous trade route in history, dr sam willis travels west to central asia, a part of the silk road often overlooked and yet the place of major innovations, big historical characters and a people the sogdians whose role was pivotal.
Read download the silk road a new history pdf pdf download. The silk road is a documentary television series produced by japan broadcasting corporation that first aired throughout the 1980s. So what we talked about in this video was the very beginning of the silk road. Dr sam willis continues his journey along the silk road west to central asia. This is the most comprehensive, researched behindthescene narrative about silk road and ross ulbrichts case. This set contains the first dozen episodes, part i of the series boxed set 1 and boxed set 2, which is not to be confused with silk road ii, the final 18 episodes. We are the product of a history in which we have always given ourselves the leading role, as a result we cant seem to see the connection between our actions and the changes around us. It was a joint venture work between nhk and china central tv which took 10 years and 50 million dollars to complete. Apparently the crew were given access to chinas historical sites, and town and villages along the silk road, that was unprecedented.
The silk road i 1 of 12 the glories of ancient changan by mrgregjur. The soundtrack by kitaro, perhaps his most famous work, is really wonderful. This is a fascinating documentary series, covering a retracement of the silk road from east to west, as recorded by nhk over the course of several years. Sociopolitical documentary hosted by carrie gracie, published by bbc broadcasted as part of bbc our world series in 2017 english narration cover information.
The silk road i 1 of 12 the glories of ancient changan. Force wrote this message from one of two government laptops he was issued for his undercover mission on silk road. Bbc the silk road 2016 s01e01 dr sam willis part 22. The silk road was a network of paths connecting civilizations in the east and west that was well traveled for approximately 1,400 years.
Silk road, ancient trade route, linking china with the west, that carried goods and ideas between the two great civilizations of rome and china. Storyville s16 ep21 silk road drugs, death and the dark web. Bbc storyville 2017 silk road drugs death and the dark web part 12. Established when the han dynasty in china officially opened trade with the west in. The silk road full movie stream free download treasure seekers.
The silk road nhk is a documentary television series produced by japan broadcasting corporation that first aired throughout the 1980s. Wild horses is a look at the first year of the silk road mountain race, a brutal, long distance. Bbc the silk road 2016 s01e01 dr sam willis part 12 video. A feature documentary that explores the rise of a new internet. Merchants on the silk road transported goods and traded at bazaars or caravanserai along the way. Many cities and oasis along the silk road became stops for the long 4000. In this video ill explain ancient china the silk road short history. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Bbc the silk road 2016 s01e01 dr sam willis part 12. This is a fascinating documentary series, covering a retracement of the silk road from east to west, as recorded by nhk over the course of several years, beginning in 1979.
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