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Mon 5 Jan, 2009 05:45 pm
THE STORY OF INDIA
Premieres on Monday Jan. 5, 2009 PBS
The world's largest democracy and a rising economic giant, India is now as well known across the globe for its mastery of computer technology as it is for its many-armed gods and its famous spiritual traditions. But India is also the world's most ancient surviving civilization, with unbroken continuity back into prehistory.
In this landmark six-part series for PBS and the BBC, Michael Wood will embark on a dazzling and exciting journey through today's India, "seeking in the present for clues to her past, and in the past for clues to her future".
cool, will try to check that out
@Lightwizard,
Sounds good. I think I'll look for it.
(besides, the Sarah Connor Chronicles are between seasons)
@rosborne979,
The series is over in it re-runs so I assume everyone who wanted to see it has finalized an opinion.
I though this was one of the finest historical documentaries ever presented on PBS. It was inordinately detailed and the narrator Michael Wood was, as usual, glib and informative and we in the action rather than the usual "heavenly voice over" one usually hears.
@Lightwizard,
I thought the series was wonderful. I can't wait until they rerun it so I can see them all again.
@Swimpy,
I think you can watch them on-line at your local PBS site.
They are very good and so full of information you need to see them more than once to soak it all in.
@Green Witch,
Michael Wood isn't just a faceless narrator -- he participates in the modern day sequences, most of them for cultural, sociological and political reference. All of his documentaries are incredible and this is his best so far and one of the finest I've ever seen.
Well worth watching even on a small image computer player.
@Lightwizard,
Quote:Well worth watching even on a small image computer player.
My computer screen is larger than my TV.
@Green Witch,
Does it play back full screen? I was wondering about the quality. Usually the online players show an image about the size of a playing card.
@Lightwizard,
Full screen:
http://www.pbs.org/thestoryofindia/
Just hit the little box on the right.
I should mention I have never tried to watch this series on-line, but I've watched numerous other recent PBS broadcasts on the computer without a problem.
I can't find the full series so it might not be up yet.
I did find the full length "Following in the Footsteps of Marco Polo" - it's also worth a watch:
http://www.thirteen.org/marcopolo/
@Green Witch,
It's still being repeated on local PBS channels -- we get the LA KCET and the Orange County KOCP, then two others but their picture and sound is not as good. The hi-def photography was only average and would really look degraded in the resolution they use for online players.
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