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Empire is a 2012 BBC and Open University co-production, written and presented by Jeremy Paxman, charting the rise of the British Empire from the trading companies of India to the rule over a quarter of the world's population and its legacy in the modern world.
Original Release
02/27/2012 on BBC
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Jeremy Paxman | Self - Presenter |
Michael Palin | Self - Co-Writer, Ripping Yarns |
Ashley Jackson | Self - Collector |
Sadiq Al-Mahdi | Self |
Alice Wanjiru Kariuki | Self - Mau Mau Genral |
His Royal Highness Maharaja Gaj Singh Jodhpur | Self |
Esther Billy Pondelani | Self - Head Teacher, Nkolokoti Primary School |
Rod Murchison | Self |
Tony Richardson | Self |
Dilip Shekhar | Self |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | A Taste for Power | Monday, 27 February 2012 |
2 | Making Ourselves at Home | Monday, 05 March 2012 |
3 | Playing the Game | Monday, 12 March 2012 |
4 | Making a Fortune | Monday, 19 March 2012 |
5 | Doing Good | Monday, 26 March 2012 |
Directors
Robin Dashwood, John Hay, Julian Birkett, David Vincent, Roger Parsons
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jeremy Paxman | Self - Presenter |
Michael Palin | Self - Co-Writer, Ripping Yarns |
Ashley Jackson | Self - Collector |
Sadiq Al-Mahdi | Self |
Alice Wanjiru Kariuki | Self - Mau Mau Genral |
His Royal Highness Maharaja Gaj Singh Jodhpur | Self |
Esther Billy Pondelani | Self - Head Teacher, Nkolokoti Primary School |
Rod Murchison | Self |
Tony Richardson | Self |
Dilip Shekhar | Self |
Darshan Shah | Self - Manager, Weavers Studio |
Sara Agassi | Self |
Macford Chipuliko | Self - Providence Industrial Mission, Chiradzulu |
Suresh Shah | Self |
Ted Alleyne | Self - Colonial Officer, Kenya 1960-65 |
Mohammed Sultan | Self - Caretaker, Coronation Park |
Maurice Foster | Self - Jamaican Cricket Team 1964-1978 |
Elango Velautham | Self - Singapore Botanic Gardens |
Niranjan Jonnalagadda | Self |
Ruth Boardman | Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Basil Comely | Executive Producer |
Catherine McCarthy | Executive Producer |
Julian Birkett | Producer |