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The Trading Empire

Neil Oliver heads out from the Scandinavian homelands to Russia, Turkey and Ireland to trace the beginnings of a vast trading empire that handled Chinese silks as adeptly as Pictish slaves. Neil discovers a world of 'starry-eyed maidens' and Buddhist statues that are a world away from our British experience of axe-wielding warriors, although it turns out that there were quite a few of those as well.

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  • Originally Aired September 18, 2012
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Network BBC Two
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  • Created October 16, 2021 by
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Name Type Role
Neil Oliver Guest Star
Rosie Schellenberg Director