The Story of India on PBS
Want to do some relatively painless homework before our India program in February? Starting Jan. 5th, PBS is broadcasting a series of six hour-long programs by Michael Wood about the history and cultural heritage of India. It's called The Story of India. It looks like there will also be a companion book to the series, but the book and the DVD are not yet available for purchase, so you will have to catch the TV broadcast or Tivo it. Fortunately, each episode is being broadcast multiple times in different time slots. Check your TV listings.
If you catch one of the early segments, let us know what you think of it, and whether you would recommend it to others.
posted by Chuck Sieloff @ 7:22 PM
1 Comments:
I've watched the first two episodes, and it's quite an impressive production, with lavish visuals and an intelligent narrative. It's an immense subject to try to condense into six hours of television, but you do come away with an appreciation of the historical, geographic, and cultural complexity of the Indian subcontinent.
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