Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World

Ended

Documentary·2003·1 Seasons

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?

Starring: Niall Ferguson

Episodes

Season 1
Why Britain?

S01 | E01

Why Britain?

2003-01-09

White Plague

S01 | E02

White Plague

2003-01-16

The Mission

S01 | E03

The Mission

2003-01-23

Heaven's Breed

S01 | E04

Heaven's Breed

2003-01-30

Maxim Force

S01 | E05

Maxim Force

2003-02-06

Empire for Sale

S01 | E06

Empire for Sale

2003-02-13

Cast

Niall Ferguson

Niall Ferguson

Self - Presenter

Details

First Aired
2003-01-09
Last Aired
2003-02-13
Status
Ended
Network
Channel 4
Production
Blakeway Productions
Creator
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