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- StarsSathnam SangheraWriter and broadcaster Sathnam Sanghera embarks on a very personal journey to unearth the roots that bind Britain to its colonial past, explore how Empire is remembered and how this has created Britain's culture and its politics.
- StarsMichael PortilloMichael Portillo tells the story of how a small island on the edge of Europe built the biggest empire the world has ever seen.
- StarsSarah LancashireKing Charles IIIJustin TrudeauA rare look inside the life of Queen Elizabeth II, featuring footage from the Queen's private film archive, as complex preparations for the traditional royal summit with all 53 member states of the British Commonwealth begin.
- StarsDan SnowRobert HutchinsonZareer MasaniDan Snow travels through India in the footsteps of the company that revolutionized the British lifestyle and laid the foundations of today's global trading systems. 400 years ago British merchants landed on the coast of India and founded a trading post to export goods to London. Over the next 200 years, their tiny business grew into a commercial titan. Using the letters and diaries of the men and women who were there, this documentary tells the story of the East India Company, which revolutionized the British lifestyle, sparked a new age of speculation and profit and by accident created one of the most powerful empires in history. Yet inexorable rise ended in ignominy. Dogged by allegations of greed, corruption and corporate excess, by the 1770s the company's reputation was in tatters. Blamed for turning its back as millions died in the Bengal famine, and thrown into crisis by a credit crunch in Britain, the world's most powerful company had run out of cash, sparking a government intervention.
- StarsDavid DimblebyStanleyDavid Dimbleby explores the historical roots of Britain's relationship with the sea. Braving all weather, he sails across some of Britain's most beautiful coastlines to chart the different ways that the waterways have shaped the nation's development, history and culture.
- StarsJeremy PaxmanMichael PalinAshley JacksonWritten and presented by English broadcaster, journalist, and author Jeremy Paxman, this richly detailed documentary follows the rise of the British Empire. At its height, the small island nation ruled over a quarter of the world's population. Examining what is often considered a dark stain on British history, it shows how greed and a lust for power marginalized numerous groups across the Empire's vast expanse.
- StarsDan SnowAryan KleinNeil MogridgeHistorian Dan Snow presents Empire of the Seas a four-part series charting the remarkable story of the role the Royal Navy played in Britain's struggle for modernity - a grand tale of the twists and turns which thrust the people of the British Isles into an indelible relationship with the sea and ships. The story of how the country's greatest institution - her Navy - has shaped her history.
- StarsRichard ArmitageDiana RiggAdrian LesterBritish celebrities discover how the legacy of imperialism has affected modern Britain and their sense of national identity.
- StarsVictoria WoodLes HiddinsFreddie McGregorVictoria Wood is on a mission: to visit the most intriguing places in the world named after Victoria, Queen of the old British Empire. And we're not just talking the London coach station district... we're looking at states in Australia and Canada, waterfalls, monuments, lakes, universities, roads, clubs, bridges and cities across the world. Victoria's journey will take in some incredible places and we'll meet a world full of amazing people linked by name to one of history's most powerful rulers.
- StarsMichael PenningtonJoey JeetunNg'ang'a KirumburuA series examining military campaigns in the last years of the British Empire.
- StarsArt MalikThe British Empire in Colour is a major three part series that examines the history and experience of the British Empire, form the perspectives of both the rulers and the ruled. Using original colour archive film - much of which had never previously been seen - together with personal letters and diary extracts helping to capture the many complexities and contradictions of life in the British Empire.
- StarsDonald SutherlandLawrence JamesFrances McDevittIn these 4hs we get to know everything about Queen Victoria's reign during the XIX Century. We are informed about the up and downs of her life and her people. How she managed to be the governor of such an important country.
- StarsPeter Dickson
- StarsRobin EllisAlec Douglas-HomeSisir Kumar BoseSeries looking at the end of British imperial rule in various states.
- StarsAndrew PhungRenée AmberNina SudraLet's Talk English is a variety-style program with 6-7 features per episode designed to help viewers learning English improve their communication skills - speaking, listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and cultural knowledge.
- StarsSeth LererProfessor Seth Lerer lectures on the history of the English language, from its earliest roots to its modern forms, and includes lively commentary on American English.
- DirectorWilliam CranStarsRobert MacNeilOrlagh CassidyTom AmmianoJournalist Robert MacNeil travels across the USA to observe the current state of the spoken American English language.
- StarsMelvyn BraggMichael CroninDavid GwillimThe history of the English language.
- StarsRobert MacNeilJ.L. DillardAlistair CookeA history of the English language from its early beginnings to present day English in all its variations.
- DirectorHélène ChoquetteStarsLouise BeaudoinAnne-Marie Beaudoin-BéginBiz-A true ode to the French language with its many accents in Quebec (Canada), "Une histoire sur le goût de la langue" traces its unusual trajectory from the Conquest of 1759 to the present day. In addition to historians, linguists and other language enthusiasts, personalities recount pivotal events as they experienced them. A historical documentary, engaging and uncomplicated, on the linguistic journey of a people once subjugated to the British Crown and today more than ever weakened by the hegemony of the English language.
- StarsMaggie HuculakLorne CardinalNigel BennettA dramatized comprehensive survey of the history of Canada.
- StarsChantal BeauregardFred NapoliA comprehensive survey of the history of Canada from Native American settlement to the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1885.
- DirectorMartin DefalcoWillie DunnStarsGeorge ManuelIn 1970, Canada and the United Kingdom celebrated the 300th anniversary of the Hudson's Bay Company, but the event was not a happy one for many Canadian Indians. This documentary shows the event from the perspective of the indigenous people of Canada.
- CreatorMichael O'NeillStarsRupert DegasRichard RoxburghTim FlanneryThe series looks back at some of the people, places and events that have shaped the country over the last 40,000 years.
- The Story of Australia captures the stunning landscapes and people of contemporary Australia.
- StarsTony RobinsonTony Robinson brings his inquisitive storytelling approach to Australia's diverse suburbs and towns. His mission is to uncover the hidden history that lies behind, below and above the places we walk every day. In each episode we find a different postcode laden with stories. They're all established walks that tourists and locals frequently do, but Tony digs deeper to draw out the drama of the past. He'll roam through the streets and lane-ways; divulging the tales of crimes, recounting acts of bravery, notable characters and showdowns that have shaped the area.
- StarsDeborah KennedyThis is the untold story of an immigration nation. A century long struggle to create a truly multicultural Australia.
- StarsTony RobinsonZac SpielvogelTony Robinson travels across Australia, giving an insight into the history of Australia.
- The Making of Modern Australia is a landmark social history series that tells the big stories of post-war Australia through the eyes and the personal archives of those that lived it - the people of Australia themselves.
- DirectorJames TustyMaureen Castle TustyStarsRoger BeattieDon BrashRobert ButsonThirty years ago New Zealand was on the verge of economic collapse. Today, the country is a driving force in international trade, economic leadership, healthy environmental practices, and is the flagship for sustainable fishing practices. Johan Norberg examines this transition led by an unlikely alliance of farm owners and maverick politicians who broke a system of excessive privileges that was choking the nation. The one-hour documentary introduces us to the extraordinary people who've built new lives for themselves, their families, and their fellow Kiwis by seizing the economic opportunity that resulted from economic reforms.
- StarsPierre BertonWilliam HuttGerard ParkesA dramatized documentary about the political and engineering struggle to build Canada's first trans-continental railway.
- StarsSook-Yin LeeWendy MesleyCallum Keith RennieAfter listing the top 50 Canadians voted as the greatest, 10 celebrities each state their case to the viewers why they should select their top 10 member is the greatest of all.
- StarsAdam BunchHayden FinkelshtainJosef BeebyCanadiana is a web series on the hunt for the most incredible stories in Canadian history.
- StarsScott BeaudinKevin CaudleMark StarowiczA series of documentaries on various elements and the history of Canadiana.
- DirectorRonald DickPierre L'AmareStarsJ. Frank WillisAs the United States struggles not to fall apart during the Civil War, Canada struggles to pull itself together and become a Confederation.
- StarsJames LoewenRaymond A. WinbushDorothy WilliamsDocumentary film explores how a false sense of history-both taught in the classroom and repeated throughout our national historical narrative-impinges on the present. It examines how 200 years of institutional slavery during Canada's formation has been kept out of Canadian classrooms, textbooks and social consciousness.