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One of the most memorable lines from Oppenheimer the film comes from the Hindu sacred text the Bhagavad Gita. Sandip explains our abiding cultural ...

  • Added: Jul 31, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
Caption: A parade of old streetcars in Kolkata led by a wooden watering car from 1924., Credit: Sandip Roy
Kolkata was the first city in India to have streetcars and the only city to still have them. And they carry within them a rich history of the city ...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
Caption: Some of the typefaces designed by Rajeev Prakash for Indian scripts., Credit: Sandip Roy
Responsible for typefaces of all slants and bolds, Rajeev Prakash is India’s Fontwala!

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  • Added: Apr 04, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: A grand hall in Chettinad, Credit: Sandip Roy
The great mansions in the  villages of Chettinad in South India still carry the imprints of the worlds their owners once traversed using Birmingham...

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  • Added: Jul 12, 2022
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Anti-Cholera inoculation in Calcutta in 1894. Picture from the  Wellcome Collection. , Credit: Courtesy Chinmay Tumbe
There are many conversations to have concerning the COVID-19 pandemic, but pandemics were common not too long ago. Maybe we should pay attention in...

  • Added: Aug 31, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
Caption: Sandip Roy and William Dalrymple
How did just a few thousand British control the country of India?

  • Added: Dec 02, 2019
  • Length: 06:00
Caption: Marchers from the very first Kolkata Pride march, Credit: Sandip Roy
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York. But it also marks the 20th anniversary of the first Pride march in Kolkata...

  • Added: Jun 28, 2019
  • Length: 06:00
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Sandip investigates the journey of a small town Scottish postmaster to his resting place in Kolkata.

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  • Added: Jan 14, 2019
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Westminister
We explore points around the globe from London and the Jewish contributions to British society to America as we explore it’s history on the back of...

  • Added: Jul 07, 2018
  • Length: 59:55
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Sandip discovers the Parsee’s of India, and a forbidden fashion technique.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2018
  • Length: 06:00
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Conventional Wisdom says the Industrial Revolution passed China by. But is this a true interpretation of history?

  • Added: Nov 28, 2016
  • Length: 04:47
Caption: Cover of the photo book "The Cubans", Credit: Jay Seldin
World Footprints will venture through Ireland, show Cuba in black and white, and show mid-Michigan in a unique light.

  • Added: Mar 20, 2016
  • Length: 59:55
Caption: Giraffe on lunch break., Credit: Tonya Fitzpatrick
Explore Kenya, America's History from the Whiskey Trail and Founding Fathers, meet bestselling author James Rollins and learn about Sri Lanka and B...

  • Added: Jan 11, 2016
  • Length: 59:55
Caption: Anse Cafard Slave Memorial on Martinique., Credit: Tonya Fitzpatrick
Imagine paradise where your senses explode with a banquet of color, or scents and flavors exicte, or where you experience exotic tranquility. That...

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  • Added: Jan 03, 2016
  • Length: 59:55
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Prague, a UNESCO site and capital of the Czech Republic. , Credit: Courtesy of Czech Tourism
World Footprints will criss-cross the United States from Las Vegas, and Jacksonville, Florida to Wisconsin and we will put a spotlight on the rich ...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2015
  • Length: 59:55
Caption: The Grand Canyon, Credit: Tonya Fitzpatrick
World Footprints will cross the border into the country of Jordan, uncover Dr. Seuss's social and artistic legacies and share one of our "Best Of" ...

  • Added: Oct 26, 2015
  • Length: 59:56
Caption: Old Monk Rum
The Old Monk is dying!? Not that kind of monk, it’s a rum. Not just A rum. The iconic Indian rum. A rite of passage for Indians for the last 6 de...

  • Added: Oct 26, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
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The best way to experience a city is through the eyes of a local. We'll travel to New Orleans and walk along Paris’s rue des Martyrs with the peo...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2015
  • Length: 59:55
Caption: Seaside, Credit: Tonya Fitzpatrick
Enjoy a transformative travel experience as we travel to North Korea, Malta, Mexico and Barbados.

  • Added: Oct 12, 2015
  • Length: 59:55
Caption: Ian Fitzpatrick on Martha's Vineyard, Credit: Tonya Fitzpatrick
Prepare for a trans-continental bike ride to the South Pole and experience island paradise – USA style - in Georgia, Massachusetts, and California.

  • Added: Sep 29, 2015
  • Length: 59:55
Caption: Vocal Galore, Credit: Ian Fitzpatrick
Explore a new perspective of American and Namibian history.

  • Added: Sep 26, 2015
  • Length: 59:55
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A beloved Old Monk is dying in India. Not that kind of monk, it’s a rum. Not just A rum. The iconic Indian rum. A rite of passage for Indians for t...

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  • Added: Aug 04, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
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The Partition of India uprooted 10 -15 million people, the largest mass displacement of the 20th century. 250,000 – two million died. Yet no museu...

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  • Added: Mar 03, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Sandip Roy is at the Jaipur Literary festival in Kolkata, India's old capital, speaking with Rana Dasgupta about Delhi, India's new capital...

  • Added: Jan 20, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
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Ask someone from out of state to describe Minnesota and you’ll probably hear a lot of “Minnesota Nice,” "uff dah’s" and "you betcha’s." Scandinavia...

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  • Added: Nov 06, 2014
  • Length: 05:04
  • Purchases: 1