
Pakistan Unveiled
Sona Datta shows how Pakistan used to be the meeting point for many different faiths from around the world and has produced some extraordinary works of art.
This is the story of the Indian subcontinent told through the treasures of three very different people, places and dynasties that have shaped the modern Indian world.
All too often, Pakistan is portrayed as a country of bombs, beards and burkhas. The view of it as a monolithic Muslim state is even embodied in the name of the country, 'the Islamic Republic of Pakistan'.
Yet, as Sona Datta shows, it used to be the meeting point for many different faiths from around the world and has an intriguing multicultural past - a past about which it is to some extent in denial. It also produced some extraordinary and little-known works of art which Sona, from her work as a curator at the British Museum, explores and explains.
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Finding the ancient city of Harappa
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Truck art in Pakistan
Duration: 01:51
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Sona Datta |
| Production Company | Tern Television Productions Ltd |
| Series Producer | Hugh Thomson |
| Director | Hugh Thomson |
| Executive Producer | Harry Bell |
| Participant | Fakir Syed Saifuddin |
| Participant | Ali Sethi |
| Participant | Saadan Peerzoda |
| Participant | Salima Hashmi |
| Participant | Rashid Rana |
Broadcasts
- Mon 31 Aug 201521:00
- Tue 1 Sep 201502:30
- Wed 2 Sep 201523:00
- Sat 26 Mar 201619:00
- Mon 28 Mar 201623:25
- Sat 21 Jan 201720:00
- Thu 26 Jan 201701:00
- Mon 12 Mar 201820:00
- Thu 16 Aug 201800:00
- Mon 7 Jan 201900:10
- Tue 21 May 201923:00
- Tue 28 Jan 202000:30
- Mon 1 Aug 202220:00
- Tue 2 Aug 202201:30
- Mon 24 Jul 202320:00
- Tue 25 Jul 202303:00
- Mon 22 Jan 202423:30
- Tue 18 Jun 202400:00
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