Season 1
Episodes
1. Dangerous Gifts
1985-09-09
John Roberts visits East Asia, exploring how and why western forces remain far stronger than anything left by the legacy of 19th and 20th century imperialism.
2. A New Direction
1985-09-16
Roberts explores the origins of western civilisation and religion, through the Greeks, the Jews, the Romans, and the Byzantines - and how Christianity emerged across the centuries.
3. The Heart of the West
1985-09-23
John Roberts explores the rise of philosophical and Christian thought in Europe of the Middle Ages, and how the shift took place from the era of the Roman Empire to a sense of 'Europe' as concept.
4. The World's Debate
1985-09-30
The rise of Islam and the West's response to this great debate during the Middle Ages, including the Crusades and the conquest of Spain.
5. East of Europe
1985-10-07
The rise and decline of the Byzantine Empire, and the rise of Russia from Kievan Rus until WWI, and an examination of how the East of Europe separated, culturally and spiritually, from the West.
6. The Age of Exploration
1985-10-14
No overview available.
7. New Worlds
1985-10-21
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8. Age of Light
1985-10-28
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9. Monuments to Progress
1985-11-04
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10. India: The Ironies of Empire
1985-11-11
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11. The East is Red
1985-11-18
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12. The Decline of the West
1985-11-25
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13. Capitulations
1985-12-02
No overview available.