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Season 1

  • S01E01 Ancestors

    • January 21, 2016
    • BBC Two

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

  • S01E02 Silk Roads and China Ships

    • January 28, 2016
    • BBC Two

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

  • S01E03 The Golden Age

    • February 4, 2016
    • BBC Two

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

  • S01E04 The Ming

    • February 11, 2016
    • BBC Two

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

  • S01E05 The Last Empire

    • February 18, 2016
    • BBC Two

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

  • S01E06 The Age of Revolution

    • February 25, 2016
    • BBC Two

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