Acclaimed writer and historian, Michael Wood's 'ten thousand year epic' uncovers the fabulous sights, sounds and dazzling achievements of the world's oldest and most influential civilization. Wood chronicles the history of the subcontinent, the richness and diversity of its peoples, cultures and landscapes, the drama of its past and the relevance of its ideas. From the deserts of Turkmenistan to the Khyber Pass and the plains of Pakistan, from the Himalayas to the palm-fringed shores of Kerala, Wood discovers India in this six-part documentary.

2 discs.

2 videodiscs. Chapter include: the beginning the power of ideas spice route and silk roads ages of gold the meeting of two oceans freedom. DVD special feature includes the sights and sounds of India.