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Empire with David Olusoga

  • 2025
  • Returning Series
  • Documentary
  • ~59m / ep
  • 1 season
  • 4.7/10

How did a small island once rule over a quarter of the world's population? This shared history still shapes us today - and billions of people are part of its story.

Latest: Miniseries · 2025

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  1. E1. Episode 1

    Nov 7, 2025 · 59m

    David Olusoga tells the story of the British Empire, from its origins under Elizabeth I to the establishment of colonies in America, the Caribbean and India.

  2. E2. Episode 2

    Nov 14, 2025 · 59m

    David Olusoga reveals how the loss of the American colonies led to the colonisation of Australia and how the Indian indenture system was established.

  3. E3. Episode 3

    Nov 21, 2025 · 59m

    David Olusoga reveals how the Empire reached its maximum size after the First World War but within a generation had begun to collapse, as he uncovers the story of decolonisation.

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