The story of India [videorecording] / written by Michael Wood ; executive producer, Leo Eaton ; producer, Rebecca Dobbs ; directed by Jeremy Jeffs ; produced by Maya Vision International.
2008
DS436 .S76 2008
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Title
The story of India [videorecording] / written by Michael Wood ; executive producer, Leo Eaton ; producer, Rebecca Dobbs ; directed by Jeremy Jeffs ; produced by Maya Vision International.
Uniform Title
Story of India (Television program)
ISBN
0793670152
9780793670154
9780793670154
Imprint
[London] : Maya Vision International ; [Alexandria, VA] : Distributed by PBS Home Video, c2008.
Language
English
Language Note
In English; closed-captioned with optional DVS [descriptive video service] for the visually impaired.
Description
2 videodiscs (330 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Other Standard Identifiers
841887010160
Call Number
DS436 .S76 2008
Dewey Decimal Classification
954.04
Distributor No.
SIND600 PBS Home Video
Summary
Historian Michael Wood chronicles the history of the Indian subcontinent, focusing especially on the diversity of its peoples, cultures and landscapes. The world's largest democracy and a rising economic giant, India is now as well known across the globe for its mastery of computer technology as it is for its many-armed gods and its famous spiritual traditions. But India is also the world's most ancient surviving civilization, with unbroken continuity back into prehistory. India's history is a ten thousand year epic but for over two millennia, India has been at the center of world history: birthplace of two world religions, home of an extraordinary spectrum of music, dance, literature, science, mathematics, economics, and a revolutionary idea whose power has yet to diminish. It has seen successive invasions from Alexander the Great and Genghis Khan to Tamburlaine and the British, all of whom left their mark but all of whom succumbed--in the end--to India herself.
Note
Companion book "India: An epic journey across the subcontinent" by Michael Wood.
Originally broadcast on PBS in January and February 2009.
Special feature Disc 1: Sights and sounds of India [slide show with musical accompaniment] (9 min.).
Presented by Michael Wood.
Originally broadcast on PBS in January and February 2009.
Special feature Disc 1: Sights and sounds of India [slide show with musical accompaniment] (9 min.).
Presented by Michael Wood.
Credits
Filmed by Jeremy Jeffs ; editors, Gerry Branigan (ep. 1-5), Aleksander Nikolic (ep. 6) ; music composed and conducted by Howard Davidson ; music performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, with vocals by Jatanil Banerjee ; research, Sonali Choudhury, Amber Tufail ; graphics, John Cranmer, Christian Krupa.
Audience
Not rated PBS Home Video.
System Details Note
DVD; Region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround; widescreen presentation, enhanced for 16x9 televisions.
Added Corporate Author
Maya Vision International.
PBS Home Video.
PBS Home Video.
Linked Resources
Official website
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Table of Contents
Disc 1 Beginnings: 50,000 BCE-1000 BCE
Power of ideas: 500 BCE-200 BCE
Spice routes and silk roads: 200 BCE-300 CE Disc 2 Ages of gold: 300 CE-1000 CE
Meeting of two oceans: 1000 CE-1700 CE
Freedom: 1700 CE-2009 CE.
Power of ideas: 500 BCE-200 BCE
Spice routes and silk roads: 200 BCE-300 CE Disc 2 Ages of gold: 300 CE-1000 CE
Meeting of two oceans: 1000 CE-1700 CE
Freedom: 1700 CE-2009 CE.