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Episode 2

David Olusoga reveals how the loss of the American colonies led to the colonisation of Australia and how the Indian indenture system was established.

David Olusoga reveals how the movement of people around the empire – both voluntary and involuntary – continues to shape today's world.

The great migrations of the last 300 years were driven by the British Empire. Enslaved Africans were trafficked across the Atlantic to British colonies. Indians who signed up to the indenture system were sent to work in the Caribbean, Africa and south east India. And convicts from Britain and Ireland were dispatched to the new territory of Australia.

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Role Contributor
Presenter David Olusoga
Director Francis Welch
Producer Kat Feavers
Series Editor Francis Welch
Production Manager Tejumade Oluokun
Executive Producer David Olusoga
Executive Producer Sanjay Singhal
Production Company Voltage TV
Production Company Hillgate Films

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David talks about his experience making the series with The Open University.