Ottoman Empire by Train
Professor Alice Roberts takes a train ride that covers 600 years of the Ottoman Empire. Her mission is to learn about this vast empire that started with a dream in the 14th century.
Seasons
1. The Whirling Dervishes
Alice Roberts starts her Ottoman adventure in Adana. She visits a historic mosque and learns about the origins of Turkish delight. She then takes a train across the Taurus Mountains to Konya.
2. A Tale of Two Cities
Alice Roberts is on a train to Ankara on her Ottoman adventure. She visits the tomb of Ataturk who saw out the end of the empire. Next, a train to the tomb of Osman, the empire's founder, in Bursa.
3. Ships in the Night
Alice Roberts arrives in Istanbul and delves into the ingenious strategies employed by the Ottomans to capture the city from Roman control.
4. Controlling Europe
Entering the Balkans by sleeper train, Alice Roberts visits Bulgaria's capital Sofia. She learns how Istanbul controls the empire and how the landscape is almost entirely Soviet.
5. Choosing the Wrong Side
In her final train journey, Alice Roberts travels to Budapest to explore the Ottoman Empire's western front and understand its eventual collapse.
Cast
Alice Roberts
Self - Host
More Like This
Sin Prejuicios
My Beloved Wife
Reborn after a tragic betrayal, Shen Changge uses her intelligence to seek justice against those who wronged her, only to find her heart unexpectedly drawn to the gentle and devoted Crown Prince Mu Heng.
The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor
Jill Savelle—fiancée of the crown prince Gerald de Kleitos and known as the "Lady Goddess of War"—is being hunted down by the same country she swore to protect. Betrayed by her betrothed, she is framed as a traitor and imprisoned. In her last moments, Jill is filled with regret, but just as death approaches, she awakens six years in the past. This time, she will not be a mere pawn. Now as a 10-year-old girl, Jill resolves to escape her imminent engagement to the prince. To this end, she jokingly professes her love to the 19-year-old dragon emperor Hades Theos Rave, who will one day stain the land in blood due to madness. But against all expectations, he accepts! In contrast to the tyrant from Jill's memories, the Hades of this time is a kind albeit unfortunate emperor. Can Jill prevent Hades from descending down the same dark, villainous road, or is he bound to an inevitable future?
My Golden Blood
Mark is a vampire who hasn't found the meaning of life in centuries until he meets Tong, who gives him a reason to live. However, Tong's rare and powerful blood is irresistible to vampires, and Mark not only has to protect Tong from other vampires, he also has to fight his inner desire, struggling between love and instinct.
Río Salvaje
Disappeared
Nora Telese is a psychiatrist who recently moved to San Benedetto del Tronto with her teenage daughter Camilla. Their life seems to flow serenely and Camilla meets Sonia, whith whom a unique and special friendship developes. One Saturday evening in May, the two girls go to a party and don’t return home. Their phones are unreachable and both girls seem to have disappeared into thin air. The prosecutor opens a file; Vice Quaestor Giovanni Nemi is in charge of the investigation; the case becomes increasingly complicated.
Diary of Tootsies
After simultaneous heartbreaks, online diary writer Gus and his squad of queer BFFs navigate the ins and outs of dating to find true love.
Miliki Family
The Saboteur 2: The End of the War
The Board
Ten years after hanging their diploma on the wall, four friends who graduated together from a business management school reach a conclusion: while they believed that their academic training would be the corner stone of their lives, that is not the case.
Above the Clouds
Bound by a tragic love across lifetimes, Lu Anning and Ling Cang break free from fate’s control. From enemies to allies, they embark on a journey of cultivation to gain power and rewrite their destiny.
Petronix Defenders
Meet Matt, Jia, Emma and Tim. These four students at Edwin Doolittle Elementary School may look like ordinary kids, but these friends are anything but. That’s because when animals around the world get into trouble, something incredible happens! Matt, Jia, Emma and Tim receive a special signal on their high-tech backpacks, alerting them to the trouble. Now the friends put their ordinary school life on hold and leap into action, transforming into an extraordinary rescue team known as the Petronix Defenders!
Because of Love
Nuring was adopted into Singh's family protection in order to have ability that allows her to save people around from any danger. She decided to run away after being arranged to marry Singh because she was scared of disappointment. Now she works as a bodyguard for a foreign customer. Singh took over his family's business since he was 20. He's strict and smart but is always being harmed by his rival, so he needs to get Nuring back. After Nuring came back to Singh, she must be a bodyguard for his rival's daughter, meanwhile disguising herself to protect Singh. She's doing this due to gratitude to his family who raised her. Meanwhile, he doesn't want her to do it because he's scared something might happen to her, but he accepts it because of his grandfather.
Senior Secret Love: Puppy Honey
Porsche is in danger of having his school club for taking care of stray cats and dogs shut down, by the school's Dean. So Porsche and his best friend, Pik, try to recruit Emma and her best friend, Rome. This is because Emma's uncle is the Dean. The catch--Emma loves cats but is terribly afraid of dogs. Will this be the end of Porsche's dog and cat club or the start of a beautiful friendship between everyone? Or maybe even more?
Mencintaimu Mr Photographer
Because of his dreams of modeling, Aira willingly swallows every temperament and warmth of Jemy. However, without realizing every quarrel gave birth to love. Other people do not know that they are not love, Jemy and Aira are just so ravenous to know new love.
The Road to Murder
After his father was driven to suicide, Kubota Kazuma and his cousin vow to kill the man responsible for his death. However, given that neither of them have ever killed someone, it requires a lot of planning and a lot of help to achieve the perfect crime.
Cooking Crush
Prem, struggling with a failing restaurant, meets stressed med student Ten, teaching him cooking as a scam—until romance unexpectedly heats up.
Reviews
No reviews available yet.