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  • 2018-09-12T20:00:00Z
  • 46m
  • 3h 4m (4 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Burning Bright Productions
  • Documentary
Joanna Lumley's grandest and most challenging journey yet, a breath-taking odyssey from Venice to the Chinese border along the veins of the ancient Silk Road. Joanna's odyssey will see her travel through an array of fabulous landscapes. Starting in the Chinese city of Xian, she will cross continents, deserts, mountains and steppe.

4 episodes

Series Premiere

2018-09-12T20:00:00Z

1x01 Venice, Albania and Turkey

Series Premiere

1x01 Venice, Albania and Turkey

  • 2018-09-12T20:00:00Z46m

Joanna Lumley begins her epic Silk Road adventure in Venice seeing how the travels of Venetian hero Marco Polo and Silk Road traders influenced the growth of the area.

2018-09-19T20:00:00Z

1x02 Georgia and Azerbaijan

1x02 Georgia and Azerbaijan

  • 2018-09-19T20:00:00Z46m

Joanna follows the Silk Road across Georgia and Azerbaijan, experiencing the contrasting identities of these two post-Soviet countries.

2018-09-26T20:00:00Z

1x03 Iran

1x03 Iran

  • 2018-09-26T20:00:00Z46m

Joanna continues her adventure following the ancient Silk Road across the Islamic Republic of Iran, home to one of the oldest civilizations on earth.

Season Finale

2018-10-03T20:00:00Z

1x04 Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan

Season Finale

1x04 Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan

  • 2018-10-03T20:00:00Z46m

Joanna Lumley travels across the stunning Central Asian states of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, visiting a Silk Road citadel and attending a high-society wedding.

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