The British Empire in Color(2002)
Documentary
First Air Date: 2002-09-15
Average Runtime: N/A
Rating: 9.5
Votes: 2
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 3
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.
Keywords
british empire
Top Cast
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 3E01
A Tryst With Destiny
Air Date: 2002-09-15
The pomp and splendour of imperial rule is encapsulated in rare colour film of the 1911 Delhi Durbar in India, throug...
E02
The Wind of Change
Air Date: 2002-09-22
Rare archive footage from the days of the British Empire, focusing on the beginning of its dismantlement. Featuring n...
E03
Legacy
Air Date: 2002-09-29
As Queen Elizabeth II is crowned, Britain is changing. People emigrate in droves to escape post-war hardship, while W...
Similar Shows
Empire
2012
World War II: The Price Of Empire
2015
Seven Ages of Britain
2010
Empire with David Olusoga
2025
Stuff the British Stole
2022
The Race for Ancient Egypt in Colour
2026
Empire State of Mind
2021
Suez: 24 Hours That Broke the British Empire
2026
Zanghat Arreeh
2019
Brideshead Revisited
1981
Taboo
2017
Shaka Zulu
1986
Rebellion!
1999No Photo
Karen in Action
2004No Photo
Expedition in die Heimat
2011
The Great Illusion
2021
Claimed and Shamed
2012
ARD Crime Time
N/A
Deadly Instincts
2015
The Pogmentary: Born Ready
2022Recommendations
American Experience
1988
Top Gear
1978
History 101
2020
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
2006
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014
Drug Lords
2018
Greatest Events of World War II in Colour
2019
The Reluctant Traveller with Eugene Levy
2023
Drain the Oceans
2018
Deadly Women
2005
Horizon
1964
Animal
2021
World War II in Colour
2009
Biography
1987
Doctor Who Confidential
2005
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011
Welcome to Earth
2021
How It's Made
2001
Prehistoric Planet
2022