The British Empire in Color

The British Empire in Color

2002 1 Season 9.5 Ended

The British Empire in Colour is a major three part series that examines the history and experience of the British Empire, form the perspectives of both the rulers and the ruled. Using original colour archive film - much of which had never previously been seen - together with personal letters and diary extracts helping to capture the many complexities and contradictions of life in the British Empire.

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The pomp and splendour of imperial rule is encapsulated in rare colour film of the 1911 Delhi Durbar in India, through to the nationalist movement led...

Rare archive footage from the days of the British Empire, focusing on the beginning of its dismantlement. Featuring news of communist insurgency in Ma...

As Queen Elizabeth II is crowned, Britain is changing. People emigrate in droves to escape post-war hardship, while West Indian immigrants arrive in s...

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