Series 1
5 episodes · Oct 26, 2024
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S1E1The Whirling Dervishes
Oct 26, 202447mAlice Roberts starts her Ottoman adventure in Adana. She visits a historic mosque and learns about the origins of Turkish delight. She then takes a train across the Taurus Mountains to Konya.
S1E2A Tale of Two Cities
Nov 2, 202447mAlice Roberts is on a train to Ankara on her Ottoman adventure. She visits the tomb of Ataturk who saw out the end of the empire. Next, a train to the tomb of Osman, the empire's founder, in Bursa.
S1E3Ships in the Night
Nov 9, 202447mAlice Roberts arrives in Istanbul and delves into the ingenious strategies employed by the Ottomans to capture the city from Roman control.
S1E4Controlling Europe
Nov 16, 202447mEntering the Balkans by sleeper train, Alice Roberts visits Bulgaria's capital Sofia. She learns how Istanbul controls the empire and how the landscape is almost entirely Soviet.
S1E5Choosing the Wrong Side
Nov 23, 202447mIn her final train journey, Alice Roberts travels to Budapest to explore the Ottoman Empire's western front and understand its eventual collapse.