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 200121:00BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
Mon 11 Jun 200121:00BBC Knowledge- Tue 12 Jun 200100:45BBC Knowledge
Thu 21 Jun 200102:05- Sat 8 Sep 200110:00BBC Knowledge
- Sat 8 Sep 200113:00BBC Knowledge
- Sat 8 Sep 200116:00BBC Knowledge
- Sat 9 Nov 200220:10BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
- Fri 31 Dec 200409:00BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
- Sat 23 Mar 201310:00BBC Two Northern Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales & HD only
- Thu 21 Aug 201421:00
- Fri 22 Aug 201403:00
- Wed 27 Aug 201400:00
- Tue 21 Mar 202321:00
- Wed 22 Mar 202302:40
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.
