
The Silk Road
Documentary·2017·1 Seasons
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.
Starring: Alfred de Montesquiou
Episodes
Season 1S01 | E01
Italy: Venice
2017-01-10
S01 | E02
Turkey: Bosphorus
2017-01-17
S01 | E03
Turkey: Anatolia, The Caravans of Asia Minor
2017-01-24
S01 | E04
Iran: Tabriz, Capital of Merchants
2017-01-31
S01 | E05
Iran: Assassins, Emperors and Ma
2017-02-07
S01 | E06
Iran: Kashan and the Zoroastrian Fire Temple of Yazd
2017-02-14
S01 | E07
Uzbekistan: Bukhara
2017-02-21
S01 | E08
Uzbekistan: Samarkand
2017-02-28
S01 | E09
Uzbekistan: Tachkent
2017-03-07
S01 | E10
Kyrgystan
2017-03-14
S01 | E11
China: Kashgar
2017-03-21
S01 | E12
China: Gobi
2017-03-28
S01 | E13
China: Dunhuang
2017-04-04
S01 | E14
China: Lanzhou
2017-04-11
S01 | E15
China: Xian
2017-04-18
Cast

Alfred de Montesquiou
Host