Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure

The actress sets off on the historic trade corridor, embarking from Venice in Italy and moving onward along a path that has linked continents for centuries. She covers a staggering expanse of thousands of miles, threading her way through a succession of eight distinct nations as she follows the age‑old route. Her trek follows the same arteries that once carried merchants and travellers across Europe and beyond, and she navigates each segment of the journey with the same sense of purpose that guided those early explorers. Beginning in the lagoon city of Venice, she presses on, letting the ancient road dictate the rhythm of her long, cross‑border odyssey.

The actress sets off on the historic trade corridor, embarking from Venice in Italy and moving onward along a path that has linked continents for centuries. She covers a staggering expanse of thousands of miles, threading her way through a succession of eight distinct nations as she follows the age‑old route. Her trek follows the same arteries that once carried merchants and travellers across Europe and beyond, and she navigates each segment of the journey with the same sense of purpose that guided those early explorers. Beginning in the lagoon city of Venice, she presses on, letting the ancient road dictate the rhythm of her long, cross‑border odyssey.

Joanna Lumley traces the historic Silk Road as it winds from the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea, moving through the former Soviet territories of Georgia and Azerbaijan. In the programme she journeys across these post‑Soviet states, following the ancient trade route’s path from the coastal waters of the Black Sea, across Georgia’s varied landscape, and onward through Azerbaijan until she reaches the Caspian shoreline. The journey highlights how the Silk Road still connects the Black Sea’s maritime gateway with the inland Caspian basin, using Georgia and Azerbaijan as the modern corridor. Throughout, Lumley’s observations keep the focus firmly on the geography and history of this ancient passage.

Joanna Lumley traces the historic Silk Road as it winds from the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea, moving through the former Soviet territories of Georgia and Azerbaijan. In the programme she journeys across these post‑Soviet states, following the ancient trade route’s path from the coastal waters of the Black Sea, across Georgia’s varied landscape, and onward through Azerbaijan until she reaches the Caspian shoreline. The journey highlights how the Silk Road still connects the Black Sea’s maritime gateway with the inland Caspian basin, using Georgia and Azerbaijan as the modern corridor. Throughout, Lumley’s observations keep the focus firmly on the geography and history of this ancient passage.