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Joanna Lumley's Silk Road, Iran
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Joanna continues her adventure following the ancient Silk Road across the Islamic Republic of Iran, home to one of the oldest civilizations on earth. A land of incredible diversity and phenomenal b...
Joanna continues her adventure following the ancient Silk Road across the Islamic Republic of Iran, home to one of the oldest civilizations on earth. A land of incredible diversity and phenomenal beauty, Iran was once the thriving heart of the mighty Persian Empire, but nowadays it's little visited by Westerners, and somewhat misunderstood. Joanna's Persian odyssey begins in Iran's capital Tehran, home to 15 million people. Politically and socially, it is Iran's cutting edge. Joanna goes headscarf shopping and visits the Golestan Palace, the opulent home of the Qajar dynasty who ruled Iran until the revolution of 1979. It's a symbol of the power and sophistication of the Persian Empire that helped make this part of the world a Silk Road fulcrum.
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- BBC
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- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
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- Publication
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- [Place of publication not identified] : BBC, [2018]
- New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2019
- ©2018
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (1 video file (45 min., 13 sec)) : sound
- digital
- video file
- OCLC
- on1124322559
- Originally released by BBC, 2018.
- Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 22, 2019.
- Streaming video file.
- Closed-captioned.
- Introduction: Joanna Lumley's Silk Road: Iran (5:28); Entertainment Industry (4:14); Kashan, Iran (3:42); Fin Garden (3:03); Isafahan, Iran (4:47); Ramadan (4:19); Yazd, Iran (3:21); Zoroastrianism (4:09); Shiraz, Iran (3:57); Tomb of Hafez (3:28); Persepolis (4:37); Credits: Joanna Lumley's Silk Road: Iran (0:01)