Exploring India with Bettany Hughes

Exploring India with Bettany Hughes (2023- )

RunningDocumentary showAdventure, Travel

Seasoned adventurer, author and historian, Professor Bettany Hughes, alongside local experts and academics, takes viewers through her curated selection of Indian treasures.

Travelling through this diverse country from North to South, through stunning countryside and spectacular cities, she discovers the fascinating past of this epically beautiful sub-continent. Bettany journeys through temples and palaces, exploring the latest finds in vast archaeological sites, immersing herself in local festivals and traditions, to reveal the histories and traditions that make India unique.

Network
Scheduleevery Sunday at 20:00 (60 min)

Last Episode

The South
Season 1Episode 260 min

The South

Bettany travels to Thanjavur, also known at Tanjore, which was once the capital of the Chola empire, one of the longest ruling dynasties in world history. She explores the 10th-century Brihadeeswarar Temple, before taking the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, an outstanding example of an innovative transportation system built through uneven and challenging terrain. Bettany's adventure in the Malabar Coast finishes aboard one of Kerala's famous houseboats.

Jul 16, 2023

Recent Episodes

EpisodeNameAirdate
S01E02The SouthJul 16, 2023
S01E01The NorthJul 9, 2023
View all episodesView all seasons

Cast

Bettany Hughes

Bettany Hughes

plays herself
View all cast

Characters

Bettany Hughes

Bettany Hughes

View all characters

Also known as

  • Exploring India's Treasures with Bettany Hughes

Recently Updated Shows

Recently updated shows that might be of your interest.
The Paper
Upcoming

The Paper

The Paper finds the same documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin Scranton searching for a new subject. They ultimately find it in an historic Toledo newspaper, The Truth Teller, and the eager publisher that's trying to revive it.

GenreComedy
Chief of War
Running

Chief of War

Chief of War follows the epic and unprecedented telling of the unification and colonization of Hawaii from an indigenous point of view.

GenreDrama, History
And Just Like That...
Running

And Just Like That...

Picking up the story of Sex and the City, And Just Like That… follows Carrie Bradshaw, Charlotte York and Miranda Hobbes as they navigate the journey from the complicated reality of life and friendship in their 30s to the even more complicated reality of life and friendship in their 50s.

GenreDrama, Comedy, Romance
Outlander: Blood of My Blood
Running

Outlander: Blood of My Blood

Outlander: Blood of My Blood explores the lives and relationship of Claire's parents, Julia Moriston and Henry Beauchamp, and Jamie's parents, Ellen MacKenzie and Brian Fraser. The series centers on these two parallel love stories set in two different time periods, with Jamie's parents in the early 18th-century Scottish Highlands and Claire's parents in WWI England.

GenreAdventure, Romance
Celebrity Family Feud
Running

Celebrity Family Feud

Teams of celebrities and their families face off to name the top responses to questions posed to 100 people.

GenreFamily
* This is an affiliate link. If you click and purchase, we will receive a commission from the provider. This will not incur any additional costs for you and you will support our project. We thank you for your support!