History -- UK - Empire, Canada, Australia, NZ
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- StarsSathnam SangheraWriter and broadcaster Sathnam Sanghera embarks on a very personal journey to unearth the roots that bind Britain to its colonial past, explore how Empire is remembered and how this has created Britain's culture and its politics.
- StarsMichael PortilloMichael Portillo tells the story of how a small island on the edge of Europe built the biggest empire the world has ever seen.
- StarsSarah LancashireKing Charles IIIJustin TrudeauA rare look inside the life of Queen Elizabeth II, featuring footage from the Queen's private film archive, as complex preparations for the traditional royal summit with all 53 member states of the British Commonwealth begin.
- StarsDan SnowRobert HutchinsonZareer MasaniDan Snow travels through India in the footsteps of the company that revolutionized the British lifestyle and laid the foundations of today's global trading systems. 400 years ago British merchants landed on the coast of India and founded a trading post to export goods to London. Over the next 200 years, their tiny business grew into a commercial titan. Using the letters and diaries of the men and women who were there, this documentary tells the story of the East India Company, which revolutionized the British lifestyle, sparked a new age of speculation and profit and by accident created one of the most powerful empires in history. Yet inexorable rise ended in ignominy. Dogged by allegations of greed, corruption and corporate excess, by the 1770s the company's reputation was in tatters. Blamed for turning its back as millions died in the Bengal famine, and thrown into crisis by a credit crunch in Britain, the world's most powerful company had run out of cash, sparking a government intervention.
- StarsDavid DimblebyStanleyDavid Dimbleby explores the historical roots of Britain's relationship with the sea. Braving all weather, he sails across some of Britain's most beautiful coastlines to chart the different ways that the waterways have shaped the nation's development, history and culture.
- StarsJeremy PaxmanMichael PalinAshley JacksonWritten and presented by English broadcaster, journalist, and author Jeremy Paxman, this richly detailed documentary follows the rise of the British Empire. At its height, the small island nation ruled over a quarter of the world's population. Examining what is often considered a dark stain on British history, it shows how greed and a lust for power marginalized numerous groups across the Empire's vast expanse.
- StarsDan SnowAryan KleinNeil MogridgeHistorian Dan Snow presents Empire of the Seas a four-part series charting the remarkable story of the role the Royal Navy played in Britain's struggle for modernity - a grand tale of the twists and turns which thrust the people of the British Isles into an indelible relationship with the sea and ships. The story of how the country's greatest institution - her Navy - has shaped her history.
- StarsRichard ArmitageDiana RiggAdrian LesterBritish celebrities discover how the legacy of imperialism has affected modern Britain and their sense of national identity.
- StarsVictoria WoodLes HiddinsFreddie McGregorVictoria Wood is on a mission: to visit the most intriguing places in the world named after Victoria, Queen of the old British Empire. And we're not just talking the London coach station district... we're looking at states in Australia and Canada, waterfalls, monuments, lakes, universities, roads, clubs, bridges and cities across the world. Victoria's journey will take in some incredible places and we'll meet a world full of amazing people linked by name to one of history's most powerful rulers.
- StarsMichael PenningtonJoey JeetunNg'ang'a KirumburuA series examining military campaigns in the last years of the British Empire.
- StarsArt MalikThe 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.
- StarsDonald SutherlandLawrence JamesFrances McDevittIn these 4hs we get to know everything about Queen Victoria's reign during the XIX Century. We are informed about the up and downs of her life and her people. How she managed to be the governor of such an important country.
- StarsPeter Dickson
- StarsRobin EllisAlec Douglas-HomeSisir Kumar BoseSeries looking at the end of British imperial rule in various states.
- StarsAndrew PhungRenée AmberNina SudraLet's Talk English is a variety-style program with 6-7 features per episode designed to help viewers learning English improve their communication skills - speaking, listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and cultural knowledge.
- StarsSeth LererProfessor Seth Lerer lectures on the history of the English language, from its earliest roots to its modern forms, and includes lively commentary on American English.
- DirectorWilliam CranStarsRobert MacNeilOrlagh CassidyTom AmmianoJournalist Robert MacNeil travels across the USA to observe the current state of the spoken American English language.
- StarsMelvyn BraggMichael CroninDavid GwillimThe history of the English language.
- StarsRobert MacNeilJ.L. DillardAlistair CookeA history of the English language from its early beginnings to present day English in all its variations.
- DirectorHélène ChoquetteStarsLouise BeaudoinAnne-Marie Beaudoin-BéginBiz-A true ode to the French language with its many accents in Quebec (Canada), "Une histoire sur le goût de la langue" traces its unusual trajectory from the Conquest of 1759 to the present day. In addition to historians, linguists and other language enthusiasts, personalities recount pivotal events as they experienced them. A historical documentary, engaging and uncomplicated, on the linguistic journey of a people once subjugated to the British Crown and today more than ever weakened by the hegemony of the English language.
- StarsMaggie HuculakLorne CardinalNigel BennettA dramatized comprehensive survey of the history of Canada.
- StarsChantal BeauregardFred NapoliA comprehensive survey of the history of Canada from Native American settlement to the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1885.