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The Story of India Blu-ray

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Sixty years after Indian independence, British historian Michael Wood presents the tale of the oldest and most diverse civilization, and largest democracy. A nuclear power and a rising giant, India's population will overtake China's within 10 years and its economy is predicted to overtake that of the U.S. in the 2030s. This journey of sights and sounds, and achievements takes him from the deserts of Turkmenistan to the Khyber Pass.

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Features:

  • Length: 360 minutes
  • Closed Captioned: Yes
  • Stereo: Yes
  • Color: Yes
  • Number of Programs: 1
  • Subtitles: Yes
  • Rating: TV-PG
  • Production Year: 2009
  • Country Of Origin: United States

Professional Reviews:

If you like the idea of watching a really good National Geographic article brought to life, with the lush photography, fascinating facts, sense of discovery and slight superficiality that implies, you'll love THE STORY OF INDIA. - Mike Hale, THE NEW YORK TIMES

THE STORY OF INDIA all but dares viewers not to be at least intrigued -- and, quite possibly, fascinated. - Tom Shales, THE WASHINGTON POST

...dazzling...gorgeous... epic of color and pattern - Robert Lloyd, LOS ANGELES TIMES

Seldom is a documentary television program as relevant to current headlines as Michael Wood's wondrously informative and visually dazzling six-hour series..., - Michael Judge, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Product Description

Features:

  • Length: 360 minutes
  • Closed Captioned: Yes
  • Stereo: Yes
  • Color: Yes
  • Number of Programs: 1
  • Subtitles: Yes
  • Rating: TV-PG
  • Production Year: 2009
  • Country Of Origin: United States

Episode Details:

Michael Wood takes an epic journey to uncover the fabulous sights and sounds, the dazzling achievements and the dramatic history of the world's oldest, richest and most influential civilization. From the deserts of Turkmenistan to the Khyber Pass, from war torn Iraq to the palm fringed shores of Kerala, Wood journeys across the Indian subcontinent and beyond to discover a land whose history is almost unimaginably rich and colorful.
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  • Scene Selections
  • The Sights and Sound of India
  • Audio described for the visually impaired
  • Widescreen 16x9 Anamorphic