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The Longest Road

Episode 2 of 4

Sanjeev Bhaskar takes a trip along the incredible Grand Trunk Road in a quest to find his ancestral home.

Sanjeev Bhaskar travels across India. In this episode he takes a trip along the incredible Grand Trunk Road in a quest to find his ancestral home.

Along the way he is invited to a lavish wedding, travels high into the mountains to see the summer capital of the Raj, and visits the breathtaking Golden Temple of Amritsar, the holiest shrine of the Sikhs.

Finally, Sanjeev crosses the border into Pakistan in search of the village his father was forced to leave when India was partitioned 60 years ago.

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Last on

Wed 1 Jul 200922:00
BBC HD

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Credits

PresenterSanjeev Bhaskar
ProducerDeep Sehgal
Series ProducerJohn Das

Broadcasts

  • Mon 6 Aug 200721:00
    BBC Two except East, Scotland & Yorkshire
  • Thu 16 Aug 200702:40
    BBC One
  • Thu 6 Nov 200823:20
    BBC Two England & Scotland only
  • Thu 6 Nov 200823:50
    BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue) & Northern Ireland only
  • Sun 9 Nov 200800:30
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Wed 1 Jul 200922:00
    BBC HD