A History of the Future

In the shadow of the Himalayas, a new​ power ascends. In this episode, Ewen tells the story of India. From the first humans to cross the mountain passes and enter the deep jungles, to the ancient origins of Indian philosophy and religion, the coming of Alexander, the Maurya and the Mughals, the East India Company, the Raj, and the modern world’s largest democracy: hear the tale of India as never b...

The cold, vast plains of Eastern Europe bear witness to a dark and ancient history. In this episode, Ewen tells the story of Russia. Hear the sounds of ancient contests between settled people of the riverlands and the fierce, horse-riding nomads of the open steppe. Learn of the rise and fall of kingdoms amid the waterways and deep forests of the Russian heartlands. Discover Russia’s long history o...

In the dusty uplands of eastern Asia begins the story of three rivers that became the lifeblood of a superpower. In this episode, Ewen Levick tells the story of China. He explores how civilisation first arose in the floodplains of three major river deltas, some of the most fertile and abundant lands on Earth. Hear the story of the first dynasties and how they took a sign from the heavens as their...