TV series
The Silk Road
1980–2007 · 3 seasons
A calm, sweeping journey through landscapes and history, inviting quiet curiosity rather than excitement.
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Graham Webster, Koji Ishizaka
- Overview
- The Silk Road is a documentary television series produced by the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) that was first broadcast during the 1980s. The travelogue traced the ancient Silk Road from Chang'an (modern day Xi'an) to Rome covering the history, archaeology, culture, religion, and art of countries along the route.
- How it feels
- Earnest, warm and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Exploration, art, faith, survival
- Content
- No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Graham Webster, Koji Ishizaka
