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Eastern Bazaars is a journey to the main markets, souks and bazaars in Asia that emerged in times of the Silk Route and that have remained over time. Some keeps in the same way the Italian traveller Marco Polo found them. Others maintain that special atmosphere where time stopped some centuries ago. Istanbul (Turkey), Aleppo (Syria), Isfahan (Iran), Samarkand (Uzbekistan), Peshawar (Pakistan), Puskar (India) and Kashgar (China) are some of the places covered in this documentary.

Primary Title
  • Eastern Bazaars = Bazares de Oriente
Date Broadcast
  • Tuesday 10 May 2011
Release Year
  • 2008
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 21 : 30
Duration
  • 60:00
Channel
  • Maori Television
Broadcaster
  • Maori Television Service
Programme Description
  • Eastern Bazaars is a journey to the main markets, souks and bazaars in Asia that emerged in times of the Silk Route and that have remained over time. Some keeps in the same way the Italian traveller Marco Polo found them. Others maintain that special atmosphere where time stopped some centuries ago. Istanbul (Turkey), Aleppo (Syria), Isfahan (Iran), Samarkand (Uzbekistan), Peshawar (Pakistan), Puskar (India) and Kashgar (China) are some of the places covered in this documentary.
Classification
  • G
Owning Collection
  • Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Silk Road--Description and travel
  • Bazaars (Markets)
  • Documentary films--Spain
Genres
  • Documentary
  • Travel
Contributors
  • Gerardo Olivares (Director)
  • Explora Films (Production Unit)
  • Render Area (Production Unit)
  • Oscar Portillo (Producer)
  • Gerardo Olivares (Writer)
  • Stephen Hughes (Narrator)
Subjects
  • Silk Road--Description and travel
  • Bazaars (Markets)
  • Documentary films--Spain