E1 - Dangerous Gifts

Aired: September 09, 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.

E2 - A New Direction

Aired: 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.

E3 - The Heart of the West

Aired: 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.

E4 - The World's Debate

Aired: 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.

E5 - East of Europe

Aired: October 07, 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.

E6 - The Age of Exploration

Aired: October 14, 1985

E7 - New Worlds

Aired: October 21, 1985

E8 - Age of Light

Aired: October 28, 1985

E9 - Monuments to Progress

Aired: November 04, 1985

E10 - India: The Ironies of Empire

Aired: November 11, 1985

E11 - The East is Red

Aired: November 18, 1985

E12 - The Decline of the West

Aired: November 25, 1985

E13 - Capitulations

Aired: December 02, 1985