The Triumph of the West - Season 1
1 - Dangerous Gifts
Air Date: September 9, 1985
John Roberts visits East Asia, exploring how and why western forces remain far stronger than anything left by the legacy of 19th and 20th century imperialism.
2 - A New Direction
Air Date: September 16, 1985
Roberts explores the origins of western civilisation and religion, through the Greeks, the Jews, the Romans, and the Byzantines - and how Christianity emerged across the centuries.
3 - The Heart of the West
Air Date: September 23, 1985
John Roberts explores the rise of philosophical and Christian thought in Europe of the Middle Ages, and how the shift took place from the era of the Roman Empire to a sense of 'Europe' as concept.
4 - The World's Debate
Air Date: September 30, 1985
The rise of Islam and the West's response to this great debate during the Middle Ages, including the Crusades and the conquest of Spain.
5 - East of Europe
Air Date: October 7, 1985
The rise and decline of the Byzantine Empire, and the rise of Russia from Kievan Rus until WWI, and an examination of how the East of Europe separated, culturally and spiritually, from the West.
6 - The Age of Exploration
Air Date: October 14, 1985
7 - New Worlds
Air Date: October 21, 1985
8 - Age of Light
Air Date: October 28, 1985
9 - Monuments to Progress
Air Date: November 4, 1985
10 - India: The Ironies of Empire
Air Date: November 11, 1985
11 - The East is Red
Air Date: November 18, 1985
12 - The Decline of the West
Air Date: November 25, 1985
13 - Capitulations
Air Date: December 2, 1985