06: Mahatma Gandhi | Walden on Heroes

06: Mahatma Gandhi | Walden on Heroes

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Two | 1998 | 28'51''

Gandhi did more than drive the British out of India using "passive resistance". He also fought for better conditions for workers, persu...

03: High Tide | Empire of the Seas: How the Navy Forged the Modern World

03: High Tide | Empire of the Seas: How the Navy Forged the Modern World

History | BBC Two | 2010 | 59'27''

Dan Snow presents a series on the Royal Navy's role in British history. Dan looks at the evolution o...

03: Pomp and Power | Lost World of the Raj

03: Pomp and Power | Lost World of the Raj

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Two | 2007 | 59'09''

Set against the backdrop of British India from the 1920s to Independence in 1947, this third and last programme in the series tell...

02: Sex and Sensibility | Lost World of the Raj

02: Sex and Sensibility | Lost World of the Raj

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Two | 2007 | 58'39''

Raj society was based on a formal order of precedence, but behind the scenes there was a great deal of flirtation, fun, affai...

01: Home from Home | Lost World of the Raj

01: Home from Home | Lost World of the Raj

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Two | 2007 | 58'50''

The first episode recreates the era of the 1930s, when British expatriates attempted to create an idyllic version of English life ...

06: Freedom | Michael Wood: The Story of India

06: Freedom | Michael Wood: The Story of India

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Two | 2007 | 59'02''

Michael Wood examines the British Raj and traces the events that led to the Partition of India in 1947.

The British in India | Timewatch

The British in India | Timewatch

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Two | 1998 | 47'17''

Tonight's programme follows historian Andrew Roberts across the Indian subcontinent as he argues that Britain should take pride in its imper...

Episode 2 | Empire State of Mind

Episode 2 | Empire State of Mind

Empire, Slavery and Race | Channel 4 | 2021 | 47'11''

Sathnam Sanghera goes on a very personal journey to unearth the roots that bind his country to its colonial past. Travelling across Britain ...

Challenge of the Sixties | Panorama

Challenge of the Sixties | Panorama

Conflict and Warfare | BBC | 1960 | 44'25''

Panorama reports from India, Africa, America and Russia to highlight the problems and challenges that the next ten years will bring. The ...

The Extraordinary Equiano

The Extraordinary Equiano

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Two | 2007 | 59'26''

The story of Olaudah Equiano, a black slave who emerged from the horrors of the African holocaust to become an English gentleman, marry a white wom...

08: The Cult of Progress | Civilisations

08: The Cult of Progress | Civilisations

History | BBC Two | 2018 | 59'00''

David Olusoga explores the artistic reaction to imperialism in the 19th century.

06: Clash of Civilisations | Africa’s Great Civilisations

06: Clash of Civilisations | Africa’s Great Civilisations

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Four | 2018 | 52'54''

The final episode reviews the 19th century, when a fierce competition for resources and trade led to conflicts.

04: Cities | Africa’s Great Civilisations

04: Cities | Africa’s Great Civilisations

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Four | 2018 | 52'06''

This episode looks at the powerful, cosmopolitan cities that dotted Africa at the time when Europe was in its Middle Ages.

03: Empires of Gold | Africa’s Great Civilisations

03: Empires of Gold | Africa’s Great Civilisations

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Four | 2018 | 52'37''

Henry Louis Gates travels to the shores of the Sahara Desert to see the transformation of north and west Africa.

01: Origins | Africa’s Great Civilisations

01: Origins | Africa’s Great Civilisations

Empire, Slavery and Race | BBC Four | 2018 | 52'45''

Henry Louis Gates Jr looks at the discoveries that point to Africa as the genetic home of all currently living humanity.

01: First Encounters | Black and British: A Forgotten History

01: First Encounters | Black and British: A Forgotten History

History | BBC Two | 2016 | 52'49''

Historian David Olusoga explores the enduring relationship between Britain and people whose origins lie in Afri...

The First World War: 04: Living and Dying | History File

The First World War: 04: Living and Dying | History File

Conflict and Warfare | BBC Two | 1999 | 18'23''

The Great War was the first 'world' war, there were soldiers from Africa, Australia and India as well as Europe. In ...

05: Maxim Force | Empire: How Britain Made The Modern World

05: Maxim Force | Empire: How Britain Made The Modern World

Empire and colonies | Channel 4 | 2003 | 49'28''

The 'scramble for Africa' by competing European nations during the last years of Queen Victoria's reign is the co...

03: The Mission | Empire: How Britain Made The Modern World

03: The Mission | Empire: How Britain Made The Modern World

Empire, Slavery and Race | Channel 4 | 2003 | 49'06''

Following the religious revival that started in the late 18th century, missionaries began working in Africa and I...

02: White Plague | Empire: How Britain Made The Modern World

02: White Plague | Empire: How Britain Made The Modern World

Empire, Slavery and Race | Channel 4 | 2003 | 49'15''

The concept of 'plantation' is explored in this programme, referring not to crops but the settlement of British ...

05: Activists | Icons

05: Activists | Icons

Citizenship | BBC Two | 2019 | 59'03''

Exploring the achievements of the greatest figures of the 20th century. Examining the lives of Emmeline Pankhurst, Mahatma Gandhi, Helen Keller and Mar...

Michael Soi | African Renaissance: When Art Meets Power

Michael Soi | African Renaissance: When Art Meets Power

History | BBC Four | 2020 | 4'26''

Afua Hirsch investigates the Kenyan artist Michael Soi and how his work represents questions of colonisation, violenc...

Classical ballet dancers in Nairobes Kibera slum | African Renaissance: When Art Meets Power

Classical ballet dancers in Nairobes Kibera slum | African Renaissance: When Art Meets Power

History | BBC Four | 2020 | 3'26''

Afua Hircsh visits a classical ballet studio in the Kibera slum.

Mau Mau uprising | African Renaissance: When Art Meets Power

Mau Mau uprising | African Renaissance: When Art Meets Power

History | BBC Four | 2020 | 4'45''

Afua Hirsch discusses the 1952-1960 Mau Mau uprising in Kenya.

Kenyatta and modern architecture | African Renaissance: When Art Meets Power

Kenyatta and modern architecture | African Renaissance: When Art Meets Power

History | BBC Four | 2020 | 1'50''

Afua Hirsch discusses the optimistic vision of Kenyatta through it's modern architecture.

British colony and safari culture | African Renaissance: When Art Meets Power

British colony and safari culture | African Renaissance: When Art Meets Power

History | BBC Four | 2020 | 5'11''

Afua Hirsch investigates the British colony in Kenya and the development of safari culture.

British creation of Kenya | African Renaissance: When Art Meets Power

British creation of Kenya | African Renaissance: When Art Meets Power

History | BBC Four | 2020 | 3'08''

Afua Hirsch discusses the British creation of Kenya in 1885 and subsequent colonial projects there.

The Battle of Adwa | African Renaissance: When Art Meets Power

The Battle of Adwa | African Renaissance: When Art Meets Power

History | BBC Four | 2020 | 3'00''

Afua Hirsch investigates the attempted Italian invasion of Ethiopia, which culminated in the battle of Adwa.

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