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Four mighty civilisations - Rome, Egypt, Japan's Samurai and the Aztecs. Their legends remain - now priceless artefacts reveal what led them to fall into the echoes of history.
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2025-12-15
S1E4 — Japan
For 250 years, Japan has thrived, largely cut off from western influence - until US gunboats arrive. In the face of an industrialised west, how will reformers, the shogun and the samurai class react?
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Britbox Apple TV channel
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Britbox Apple TV channel
BBC Select Apple Tv channel
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Sophie Okonedo
Self - Narrator
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