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The Silk Road
Series 1 Episode 3Sam continues his journey west in Iran. The first BBC documentary team to be granted entry for nearly a decade, Sam begins in the legendary city of Persepolis - heart of the first Persian Empire. Following an ancient caravan route through Persia's deserts, he visits a Zoroastrian temple where a holy fire has burnt for 1,500 years and Esfahan, one of the Silk Roads architectural jewels and rival to Sam's next destination - Istanbul.
- Category
- Documentary / History
- Original air date
- 2016-05-15
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