Around the World in 80 Treasures - Season 1 - Eps 5: India To Sri Lanka
First Dan Cruickshank visits India: durga at Kolkata, the traded spices of the port-city Cochin, the Meenakshi temple at Madurai, the Jantar Mantar astronomical observatory in Jaipur and the Taj Mahal mausoleum at Agra, a Mughal era capital. Then he crosses to the island of Sri Lanka (the former Ceylon) for visits to Sigiriya, the giant Buddha statue at Polonnaruwa and Buddha's Tooth reliquary in the old royal capital Kandy.
About Around the World in 80 Treasures
Title: Around the World in 80 Treasures
First Air Date: 2005-02-21
Last Air Date: 2005-04-25
Status: Ended
Rating: 4/10 (from 2 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 10
Network: BBC Two
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
Cruickshank takes a five-month world tour visiting his choices of the eighty greatest man-made treasures, including buildings and artifacts. His tour takes him through 34 countries and 6 of the 7 continents. In addition to seeing some of the world's greatest treasures, Cruickshank tries many different kinds of food including testicle, brain, and insects. His means of transportation included airplanes, trains, camel, donkey, foot, bicycle, scooter, hang glider, and boats.
Cast
Dan Cruickshank
Self - Presenter
