Season 1 poster

Season 1

(2016)

Cast

Michael Wood as Self - Presenter
Michael Wood

as Self - Presenter

Episodes

Ancestors poster

Ancestors 0.0

January 21, 2016

Michael Wood joins the Qin family reunion as they gather to worship their ancestors.

Silk Roads and China Ships poster

Silk Roads and China Ships 7.0

January 28, 2016

Michael Wood looks at China's first great international age under the Tang Dynasty.

The Golden Age poster

The Golden Age 0.0

February 4, 2016

Michael Wood looks at the Song dynasty era, including its art, inventions and cuisine.

The Ming poster

The Ming 0.0

February 11, 2016

The tale of the Ming dynasty begins with the amazing story of Hongwu, a peasant rebel.

The Last Empire poster

The Last Empire 7.0

February 18, 2016

The story of China's last empire, the Qing, which lasted from 1644 to 1912.

The Age of Revolution poster

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February 25, 2016

Michael Wood investigates three cataclysmic revolutions which shaped modern-day China.