Documentary

Alexander's Lost World

Following the course of the River Oxus (Amu Darya) for the first time, David Adams takes viewers on an extraordinary 1,500-mile (2400 km) journey through war-torn Afghanistan and Central Asia.

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Status

Ended

Original Name

Alexander's Lost World

First Air Date

May 21, 2013

Last Air Date

June 25, 2013

Seasons

1

Episodes

6

Language

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Production Companies

U&Yesterday

Networks

Sky Vision

Source of Civilisation
S01E06

Source of Civilisation

To discover the origins of these people and their civilization that flowered long before Alexander’s arrival David enters one of the least visited places on earth – the Wakhan Corridor. With a caravan of twenty-five yaks, horses and handlers, he begins the final leg of his Quest for Alexander’s lost world and experiences what it was like for Alexander’s army to live and fight in the high passes on the roof of the world.

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