East is East
This landmark series deconstructs the pivotal events of the past that have made the Asian Century and challenges...
Discover how the silver trade kick-started the global economy, connecting China to the European empires and the...
With only a 1913 Bradshaw's Handbook as his guide, Michael Portillo journeys across Asia by railway to explore the...
Captain Cook's voyages to the Pacific 250 years ago set Oceanic and Western culture on a dramatic collision course....
Michael finds himself in Thailand, helps out at an elephant hospital, and learns about northern Thai cuisine.
The Asian Century
E8
The Rise and Fall of Mujib
Expires on Nov 29
Investigates the rise of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in East Pakistan and his violent death after the Liberation War in...
Oceans Apart: Art and the Pacific
E2
Polynesia
Expires on Dec 3
Dr James Fox travels across the Pacific to uncover the great sites and masterpieces of pre-contact Polynesian art.