About this season
Before the world's oceans became the center of global trade, Chinese fleets sailed west to exchange goods. Professor Sam Willis explores the golden age of maritime trade.
Episodes (3)
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E1
1. Treasure Fleets
Aired 16 September 2017
Historian Sam Willis discovers how the greatest fleet of the medieval age made its journey.
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E2
2. Spice Trail
Aired 23 September 2017
Sam Willis travels to India and Arabia to explore the history of exchange along the shipping routes.
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E3
3. New Horizons
Aired 30 September 2017
Sam Willis explores China's great treasure fleet that arrived in Africa; it heralded a new age.