January 9, 2003 • 50m
In this programme we learn about the origins of the British empire in the 17th century and how its foundations were laid, not by a...Read more
January 16, 2003 • 50m
The concept of 'plantation' is explored in this programme, yet presenter Niall Ferguson is not referring to crops but the settleme...Read more
January 23, 2003 • 50m
Following the religious revival that started in the late 18th century, missionaries began working in Africa and India in an attemp...Read more
January 30, 2003 • 50m
In this programme we discover how a few thousand British people ruled over India, a country of more than 250 million people and th...Read more
February 6, 2003 • 50m
The 'Scramble for Africa' by competing European nations during the last years of Queen Victoria's reign is the compelling tale of ...Read more
February 13, 2003 • 50m
The fall of the British empire is usually attributed to Nationalist groups fighting for independence, yet as Niall Ferguson argues...Read more