The Battle of Adwa | African Renaissance: When Art Meets Power

1: First Encounters | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Historian David Olusoga explores the enduring relationship between Britain and people whose origins lie in Afric...

1: Home from Home | Lost World of the Raj

The first episode recreates the era of the 1930s, when British expatriates attempted to create an idyllic version of English life i...

1: Origins | Africa's Great Civilisations

Henry Louis Gates Jr looks at the discoveries that point to Africa as the genetic home of all currently living humanity.

2: Sex and Sensibility | Lost World of the Raj

Raj society was based on a formal order of precedence, but behind the scenes there was a great deal of flirtation, fun, affair...

2: White Plague | Empire: How Britain Made The Modern World

The concept of 'plantation' is explored in this programme, referring not to crops but the settlement of British p...

3: Empires of Gold | Africa's Great Civilisations

Henry Louis Gates travels to the shores of the Sahara Desert to see the transformation of north and west Africa.

3: Pomp and Power | Lost World of the Raj

Set against the backdrop of British India from the 1920s to Independence in 1947, this third and last programme in the series tells...

3: The Mission | Empire: How Britain Made The Modern World

Following the religious revival that started in the late 18th century, missionaries began working in Africa and In...

4: Cities | Africa's Great Civilisations

This episode looks at the powerful, cosmopolitan cities that dotted Africa at the time when Europe was in its Middle Ages.

4: Living and Dying | History File

The Great War was the first 'world' war, there were soldiers from Africa, Australia and India as well as Europe. In this section we look a...

5: Activists | Icons

Exploring the achievements of the greatest figures of the 20th century. Examining the lives of Emmeline Pankhurst, Mahatma Gandhi, Helen Keller and Mart...

5: Maxim Force | Empire: How Britain Made The Modern World

The 'scramble for Africa' by competing European nations during the last years of Queen Victoria's reign is the com...

6: Clash of Civilisations | Africa's Great Civilisations

The final episode reviews the 19th century, when a fierce competition for resources and trade led to conflicts.

6: Freedom | Michael Wood: The Story of India

Michael Wood examines the British Raj and traces the events that led to the Partition of India in 1947.

8: The Cult of Progress | Civilisations

David Olusoga explores the artistic reaction to imperialism in the 19th century.

British colony and safari culture | African Renaissance: When Art Meets Power

Afua Hirsch investigates the British colony in Kenya and the development of safari culture.

British creation of Kenya | African Renaissance: When Art Meets Power

Afua Hirsch discusses the British creation of Kenya in 1885 and subsequent colonial projects there.

Challenge of the Sixties | Panorama

Panorama reports from India, Africa, America and Russia to highlight the problems and challenges that the next ten years will bring. The ...

Classical ballet dancers in Nairobes Kibera slum | African Renaissance: When Art Meets Power

Afua Hircsh visits a classical ballet studio in the Kibera slum.

Episode 2 | Empire State of Mind

Sathnam Sanghera goes on a very personal journey to unearth the roots that bind his country to its colonial past. Travelling across Britain ...