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Maya Vision International
Our film-making covers a diverse range. Our documentaries bring history alive or celebrate great art and artists, whether unearthing a people’s history of Britain, telling the story of China or following modern pilgrims on their sacred journeys
Across all media platforms, from broadcast television to theatrical to charity and online Maya Vision International’s programs are trusted and celebrated internationally, winning some of television’s top awards, many of which are with the acclaimed historian and broadcaster, Michael Wood.
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The Story of India
When Marco Polo visited India in the 13th century, he described the country as ‘the richest province in the world… a land of wonders’. Everything about India is older, bigger, more colourful, more diverse and more intriguing than anywhere else. From the deserts of Turkmenistan to the Khyber Pass, from war torn Iraq to the palm fringed shores of Kerala, Michael Wood journeys across the Indian subcontinent and beyond to discover the history of a land almost unimaginably lavish and vibrant. The world’s largest democracy, a nuclear power and a rising economic giant, India is also the world’s most ancient surviving civilization, with unbroken continuity stretching back into prehistory. -
Michael Wood’s Story of England
Michael Wood tells the story of one place, the Leicestershire village of Kibworth, throughout the whole of English history. What the press said: ‘Living history is a very difficult thing to make work, especially when it comes to blending scholarship and jollity’. -
How China Got Rich
Over the last 40 years, China has been transformed out of all recognition. The scale of it’s growth and the sheer speed of change is astonishing. Nothing like this has ever happened before, the biggest lifting of people out of poverty. But as China rises, others will fall and in the 21st Century the balance of power in the world is changing. So how did an impoverished and backward Communist country become an engine of global capitalism? -
First Folio Goes Out to the World
A short film uncovering the creation and impact of Shakespeare’s first folio on the world. Made for the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust as part of the 400 year celebration of it’s publication.