The Wrong Empire
Simon Schama traces the steps of the empire-makers, asking how a trading enterprise based on the idea of liberty became an empire built on slavery.
Simon Schama traces the steps of the empire-makers to tell the extraordinary story of how this small set of islands came to rule an empire that stretched around the globe. How did a trading enterprise based on the idea of liberty become an empire built on the enslavement of millions of Africans? How did Britain lose control of its own colony - America - yet go on to conquer India? On a journey that takes him to Barbados, North America, Canada and India, Schama reveals how Britain came to rule 'the wrong empire'.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Simon Schama |
| Executive Producer | Martin Davidson |
| Producer | Ian Bremner |
Broadcasts
Tue 29 May 2001 21:00麻豆社 Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
Mon 11 Jun 2001 21:00麻豆社 Knowledge- Tue 12 Jun 2001 00:45麻豆社 Knowledge
Thu 21 Jun 2001 02:05- Sat 8 Sep 2001 10:00麻豆社 Knowledge
- Sat 8 Sep 2001 13:00麻豆社 Knowledge
- Sat 8 Sep 2001 16:00麻豆社 Knowledge
- Sat 9 Nov 2002 20:10麻豆社 Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
- Fri 31 Dec 2004 09:00麻豆社 Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
- Sat 23 Mar 2013 10:00麻豆社 Two Northern Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales & HD only
- Thu 21 Aug 2014 21:00
- Fri 22 Aug 2014 03:00
- Wed 27 Aug 2014 00:00
- Tue 21 Mar 2023 21:00
- Wed 22 Mar 2023 02:40
Quiz: How's your British history knowledge?
Quiz featuring seven key moments between 3000 BC and 1603 AD from the first series.
Quiz: Can you answer these seven history questions?
Quiz featuring seven key moments between 1603 and 1776 from the second series.