Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World
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2003-01-09
How did Britain come to rule the world? asks Niall Ferguson in Empire. What would today's world be like now if it hadn't? Could such an organisation – run by, according to Winston Churchill, 'the greedy trader, the inopportune missionary, the ambitious soldier and the lying spectator' – ever have been a force for good?
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How did Britain come to rule the world? asks Niall Ferguson in Empire. What would today's world be like now if it hadn't? Could such an organisation – run by, according to Winston Churchill, 'the greedy trader, the inopportune missionary, the ambitious soldier and the lying spectator' – ever have been a force for good?
First Aired
2003-01-09
Last Aired
2003-02-13
Seasons
1
Episodes
6
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Status
Ended
Genres
Documentary
Language
English
Network
Channel 4
Production
Blakeway Productions
