This is hands down the best documentary I’ve seen about India. Michael Wood has done extensive research on the history of India and this is evident right through the documentary. The quality of production, the photography, soundtrack and narration are just top notch. Blu-ray takes the AV quality to great heights. I would highly recommend this anyone even remotely interested in learning more about India’s spectacular past.

History of India

I had never known that such a production existed until a family member mentioned it over the phone. I was curious to see how it actually was made and the name BBC made it even more enticing to watch. It seems BBC has done a fine job as a refresher course on India or as a supplement to anyone doing a brief survey on India. If you have never been to India and are not familiar with its history, this video is a great beginning. Michael Wood is very enthusiastic and takes us too many remote places even Indians would not like to go. The music is OK and I just have a single grouse and that is that the film clippings that they used in the movie could have been better selected but a fine effort it is nevertheless to cover the entire survey on India in two parts. I gave it three stars 121509