The Silk RoadSeason 1 Episode 1

In the first episode of his series tracing the story of the most famous trade route in history, Dr Sam Willis starts in Venice and explores how its Renaissance architecture and art has been shaped by the east and by thousands of exchanges along the Silk Road, from Venice to China's ancient capital, Xian.

The Silk Road was broadcast on SBS ONE at Monday 2 December 2019, 06:30. This episode was initially placed on Sunday 5 February 2017.