China - The Wild Dragon's Heritage (The Soul of the Dragon):
1,500 years before our current era, renowned emperor Quinshihuangdi, first man to unify China, installed highly sophisticated irrigation systems. Saviour of a land subjected to the mighty rivers' whim he was buried with 8,000 individually crafted terra cotta warriors to stand guard over their king for eternity.

Egypt - A Journey in the Nile Valley (The Way of Eternity):
For 3,000 years, from the construction of the first pyramid until the death of Cleopatra, Egypt was a land of prosperity; largely thanks to the River Nile. What is the story of the development of this impressive civilisation and its relationship with its principal source of life? How did the river valley evolve during Antiquity?

The Indus - A Silent Civilisation (The Masters of the River):
One of the most mysterious civilisations is that which developed around the Indus, discovered only in 1920. One of the world's most powerful rivers, its geographical course enabled extensive communication to be developed and the rise of a prosperous civilisation, the Harappeans. What was the story of this recently discovered civilisation, and its decline?

Mesopotamia - The Conquest of Two Rivers (The Gardens of Babel):
Mesopotamia, or "the country between two rivers," is the oldest civilisation to have flourished at the confluence of two rivers: the Tigris and the Euphrates. The Mesopotamians included various peoples, the Sumerians, the Babylonians, the Akkadians, who coexisted and succeeded one another, mixing and inter-relating in a Near East with a wide range of racial facets. These different peoples, who once lived along the banks of the two rivers, have left behind an archaeological heritage of inestimable value.