The third of five films from NHK about the western end of the Silk Road, this one looks at Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.
The Silk Road Series 7/16: Khotan-Oasis of Silk and Jade
There is very little archeology or art in this episode. The expedition flies over the desert in search of the ruins at Dan-dan Oilik, which was visited by Aurel Stein, but fails to find it as it had been covered by the desert at the time.
The Silk Road Series 41, The Flame and the Cross
The first of five films from NHK about the western end of the Silk Road, this one looks at the southern Caucasus.
The Silk Road Series 42, The Progeny of the Queen of Sheba
The second of five films from NHK about the western end of the Silk Road, this one looks at Yemen and Saudi Arabia.
The Silk Road Series 45, Echoes of Distant Prayers
The last of five films from NHK about the western end of the Silk Road, this one looks at Syria and Lebanon.
The Silk Road Series 44, From Wasteland to Motherland
The fourth of five films from NHK about the western end of the Silk Road, this one looks at Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.
Introduction to The Silk Road Series
Tomorrow I start posting the 12-part Silk Road series. I found this series about 2 years ago, and have watched it all the way through three times by now, and individual episodes at other times.
The Silk Road Series 12/16: Two Roads to the Pamirs
In this last episode we first visit Kashgar, the Town of Beautiful Tiles, which is where the Silk Road meets up again, after crossing the Taklamakan desert via two different roads.
The Silk Road Series 13/16: Across the Pamirs
In the 13th episode of this classic series the expedition crosses into Pakistan and goes down the Indus Valley finding remains of Buddhist Civilisation along the way.
