Historian Michael Wood maps the history of the Indian subcontinent and its culture from 10,000 years ago through to the present day.

Situated on the south bank of the Ganges River, Patna was described by Greek diplomat Megasthenes as the greatest city in the world.

Yet the capital of the Mauryan kingdom was just one of the magnificent achievements in the course of India's long history.

Michael Wood is a prolific author, documentary filmmaker, and television presenter as well as a member of the Royal Historical Society.

In India, Wood returns to the adoptive home that has fascinated him his entire life, constructing a wide-sweeping narrative that takes us from India's remote past to its present.

From the many migrations that constitute India's diverse population to the influence of British colonialism and the nation's hard-fought independence, the historian and broadcaster traces the evolution of India's unique philosophical and political character.