Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World
Season 12003
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?
Storyline
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
January 9, 2003
Last Aired
February 13, 2003
Runtime
50min
Seasons
1
Episodes
6
Genre
Status
Ended
Language
English
Network
Channel 4
Production
Blakeway Productions
