The Triumph of the West

Season 1

Historian John Roberts uncovers the roots of Western civilization in order to come to the understanding of the present. The series looks at the origins of Western civilization and its emergence, growth, influence, and significance, and how it comes to challenge and then transform the rest of the world. Roberts asks and answers what is the West? What are its limits?

Where to Watch The Triumph of the West • Season 1

13 Episodes

  • Dangerous Gifts
    E1
    Dangerous GiftsJohn 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.
  • A New Direction
    E2
    A New DirectionRoberts 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.
  • The Heart of the West
    E3
    The Heart of the WestJohn 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.
  • The World's Debate
    E4
    The World's DebateThe rise of Islam and the West's response to this great debate during the Middle Ages, including the Crusades and the conquest of Spain.
  • East of Europe
    E5
    East of EuropeThe 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.
  • The Age of Exploration
    E6
    The Age of ExplorationThe process of Western expansion towards the New World from the 15th to 17th centuries.
  • New Worlds
    E7
    New WorldsContemptuous attitudes of the conquistadors towards native cultures of Central and South America and of Northern European Protestants as they colonized North America.
  • Age of Light
    E8
    Age of LightScientific and intellectual ferment.
  • Monuments to Progress
    E9
    Monuments to Progress
  • India: The Ironies of Empire
    E10
    India: The Ironies of EmpireIdealism of the British turned against them.
  • The East is Red
    E11
    The East is RedChina and the cultural choice.
  • The Decline of the West
    E12
    The Decline of the WestEconomic failure and the collapse of Western empires.
  • Capitulations
    E13
    Capitulations

Cast of Season 1

  • Denis MoriartyProducer
  • Simon Campbell-JonesAssociate Producer

 

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