Empire

6.5   

Snapshots

Empire5/5. Doing Good: The story of how a desire for conquest became a mission to improve the rest of mankind. Contains disturbing scenes. Also in HD. [AD,S]Wed, Oct 24, 10:00 pmBBC FOUR60 mins
Empire4/5. Making a Fortune: Jeremy travels to Jamaica, where sugar made plantation owners rich on the backs of slaves. Contains disturbing scenes. Also in HD. [AD,S]Wed, Oct 17, 10:00 pmBBC FOUR60 mins
Empire3/5. Playing the Game: Jeremy Paxman traces the story of the British Empire. He continues by tracing the growth of a peculiarly British type of hero. Also in HD. [AD,S]Wed, Oct 10, 10:00 pmBBC FOUR60 mins
Empire2/5. Making Ourselves at Home: Jeremy continues by looking at how settlers spread the British way of doing things. Also in HD. [AD,S]Wed, Oct 3, 10:00 pmBBC FOUR60 mins
Empire1/5. A Taste for Power: Jeremy Paxman finds out how a small island came to rule a quarter of the world. Also in HD. [AD,S]Wed, Sept 26, 10:00 pmBBC FOUR60 mins