The Story of India
2007•1 Seasons•6 Episodes•8.9•Ended
Documentary
For over two millennia, India has been at the centre of world history. But how did India come to be? What is India? These are the big questions behind this intrepid journey around the contemporary subcontinent. In this landmark series, historian and acclaimed writer Michael Wood embarks on a dazzling and exciting expedition through today's India, looking to the present for clues to her past, and to the past for clues to her future. The journey takes the viewer through majestic landscapes and reveals some of the greatest monuments and artistic treasures on Earth. From Buddhism to Bollywood, from mathematics to outsourcing, Michael Wood discovers India's impact on history - and on us.
Network
BBC Two
Origin
GB
Cast
Michael Wood
Episodes
Recommended
7.1
History 101
2020
7.5
How Do They Do It?
2006
8.1
Doctor Who Confidential
2005
6.5
American Experience
1988
8.9
Mysteries at the Museum
2010
7.4
Superpowered: The DC Story
2023
7.9
Nature
1982
7
NOVA
1974
8
Top Gear
1978
7
American Masters
1986
7.6
30 for 30
2009
6.7
Biography
1987
5.8
Harry & Meghan
2022
7.4
Natural World
1983
8.2
Mind Field
2017
7.7
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011
7.5
MegaStructures
2004
8.3
The Beatles Anthology
1995
8.3
Prehistoric Planet
2022
6.9
Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God
2023
Similar Shows
7.3
This Is the Zodiac Speaking
2024
6.5
The Manhattan Alien Abduction
2024
7
Supreme Team
2022
6.5
The Anarchists
2022
6.2
Escaping Twin Flames
2023
6.8
Volta Priscila
2024
6.7
The Most Hated Man on the Internet
2022
5.2
On My Way with Irina Rimes
2022
Ekaant
2014
7.5
Luva De Pedreiro: Viral Moves
2024
6.2
Witches: Truth Behind the Trials
2024
5.8
I'm Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders
2024
6
Krishnas: Gurus. Karma. Murder.
2023
7.6
Kingdom
2025
8.2
Himalaya with Michael Palin
2004
7.5
Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days
1989
7.9
Pole to Pole
1992
7.1
Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure
1999
7.5
Space Race
2005
8.6
Planet Earth
2006