主演：SonaDatta
导演：HughThomson
简介：TreasuresOfTheIndusis3x60’episodesmadebyTernTV,whichtellthestoryoftheIndianSub-ContinentthroughthetreasuresthathaveshapedthemodernIndianworld.FromtheplainsofPakistantothefoothillsoftheHimalayas,fromNorthernIndiaandRajasthantothedeepSouthandTamilNadu,DrSonaDattaexploresthisvastmeltingpotofdiversecivilisations,religions,culturesandgloriouslandscapesthathasgivenussomeofthegreatestartisticgoldenagesonearth. TheserieswillchartthehistoryoftheIndusValley,tellingtherelativelyunknownstorythatstretchesback4,500yearstotheAncientInduscivilisationwhogaveus,amongstotherthings,thedecimalsystem.SonaexplorestheartoftheMughals,whocreatedthemostfamousanddazzlingempirethatIndiahaseverseen,fromtheTajMahaltofabulouslyintricateminiaturesofcourtlife.ShequestionswhethertheMughalsweretryingtoimposetheirownreligionofIslamorindeedwhethertheywereopentothereligionandartofthecountrytheyweretryingtoconquer;andshediscoverssomeofthe33,000sacredtempleshewnfromrock,sandstoneandmarbleinthesouthernIndianstateofTamilNadu.
主演：AlastairSooke
导演：DavidVincent
简介：Inthisthree-partseriesAlastairSooke(TreasuresOfAncientRome,PrideandPrejudice:HavingABall)explorestherichesanduniquelegacyofGreekart. EpisodeOnetellsthestoryofGreekartfromitssurprising,oftenmysteriousorigins,travellingfromCretetoSantorini,MycenaetoDelphi. EpisodeTwoexplorestheastonishingdevelopmentofclassicalart-thesocalled'Greekrevolution',askinghowdidtheancientGreeksgetsogood,sofast? Thefinalinstalmentlooksindetailatahandfulofworksthathaveachievedthestatusofmasterpieces,tracingthecomplexandfascinatingstoryofwesterncivilisation’sloveaffairwithGreekart,fromtheRomanstomoderntimes.
