

The Silk Road
Season - Episode
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1 - 1Italy: Venice Jan 10, 2017
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1 - 2Turkey: Bosphorus Jan 17, 2017
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1 - 3Turkey: Anatolia, The Caravans of Asia Minor Jan 24, 2017
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1 - 4Iran: Tabriz, Capital of Merchants Jan 31, 2017
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1 - 5Iran: Assassins, Emperors and Ma Feb 07, 2017
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1 - 6Iran: Kashan and the Zoroastrian Fire Temple of Yazd Feb 14, 2017
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1 - 7Uzbekistan: Bukhara Feb 21, 2017
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1 - 8Uzbekistan: Samarkand Feb 28, 2017
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1 - 9Uzbekistan: Tachkent Mar 07, 2017
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1 - 10Kyrgystan Mar 14, 2017
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1 - 11China: Kashgar Mar 21, 2017
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1 - 12China: Gobi Mar 28, 2017
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1 - 13China: Dunhuang Apr 04, 2017
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1 - 14China: Lanzhou Apr 11, 2017
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1 - 15China: Xian Apr 18, 2017
Overview
Alfred de Montesquiou, a war correspondent for the Associated Press news agency and a journalist for Paris Match – for which he has covered most of the Arab Spring revolutions – will be our knowledge broker along the Silk Road, the mythical network of trade routes that for centuries linked the Far East to the West. Follow in the footsteps of illustrious predecessors, from Alexander the Great to Marco Polo. Journey through time, encountering specialists, historians, or just everyday people with a passion who will help you grasp the past and present identities of those countries. From Bursa in Turkey to Xi’an in China, Alfred guides and accompanies you in this fresh and original way to discover History.