Treatment of Aboriginals in Australia | Empire with David Olusoga

Treatment of Aboriginals in Australia | Empire with David Olusoga

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2025 | 15'35''

David explains the horrendous treatment of the Aboriginal peoples of Tasmania by the British.

Transportation of Convicts to Australia | Empire with David Olusoga

Transportation of Convicts to Australia | Empire with David Olusoga

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2025 | 9'41''

David explains how Britian sent their problem convicts abroad to the colonies for cheap labour, and many ...

Episode 2 | Empire with David Olusoga

Episode 2 | Empire with David Olusoga

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2025 | 59'27''

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

Episode 1 | Empire with David Olusoga

Episode 1 | Empire with David Olusoga

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2025 | 59'35''

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

Jamestown colony | Empire with David Olusoga

Jamestown colony | Empire with David Olusoga

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2025 | 8'42''

In Jamestown, David looks at evidence of the first English colonies in the Americas and their tobacco plantations.

01: Heart of Oak | Empire of the Seas: How the Navy Forged the Modern World

01: Heart of Oak | Empire of the Seas: How the Navy Forged the Modern World

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2010 | 59'33''

Dan Snow charts the role the Royal Navy played in Britain's development. How victory over the Arm...

03: Trade and Romance | Britain and the Sea

03: Trade and Romance | Britain and the Sea

Empire and colonies | BBC One | 2013 | 59'19''

Documentary that sees David Dimbleby tracing the crucial importance of the sea to Britain's trade and to individual livelihoods o...

01: Adventure and Exploration | Britain and the Sea

01: Adventure and Exploration | Britain and the Sea

Empire and colonies | BBC One | 2013 | 59'17''

David Dimbleby sails the south west coast of England, exploring maritime art, architecture and history - including the st...

1: The Viceory of India | A Passage to Britain

1: The Viceory of India | A Passage to Britain

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2018 | 58'27''

Dr Yasmin Khan tracks down passengers who travelled from Mumbai to Britain in the 1930s on the luxurious P&O liner The Viceroy...

The Father of Australia

The Father of Australia

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2011 | 1'10'49''

Drama-documentary starring Clive Russell as Lachlan Macquarie, governor of the British penal colony that would eventually become Australia.

Episode 4 | Rebel Heart

Episode 4 | Rebel Heart

Empire and colonies | BBC One | 2001 | 49'07''

It's 1922 and Ernie and Ita are together at last, while Ireland is poised to win her independence.

Episode 3 | Rebel Heart

Episode 3 | Rebel Heart

Empire and colonies | BBC One | 2001 | 49'13''

Ernie is sent to the west of Ireland by Michael Collins to rally support but learns that Kelly and O'Toole are awaiting execution.

Episode 1 | Rebel Heart

Episode 1 | Rebel Heart

Empire and colonies | BBC One | 2001 | 49'51''

Drama about an idealistic young man's coming of age during the birth of the Irish nation.

5: The North: Full Steam Ahead | How We Built Britain

5: The North: Full Steam Ahead | How We Built Britain

Empire and colonies | BBC One | 2007 | 56'31''

David Dimbleby tours Britain to discover the buildings that have made us who we are. Dimbleby travels north to the powe...

4: The West: Putting on the Style | How We Built Britain

4: The West: Putting on the Style | How We Built Britain

Empire and colonies | BBC One | 2007 | 59'21''

David Dimbleby tours Britain to discover the buildings that have made us who we are. He travels west, where he finds...

3: The Jewel in the Crown | British History’s Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley

3: The Jewel in the Crown | British History’s Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley

Empire and colonies | BBC Four | 2017 | 59'11''

Lucy explores how British history is a concoction of fibs. She debunks the fibs that surro...

Britain’s Forgotten Slave Owners

Britain’s Forgotten Slave Owners

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2015 | 59'21''

In 1834 Britain abolished slavery, a defining and celebrated moment in our national history. What has been largely forgotten is that a...

4: The Homecoming | Black and British: A Forgotten History

4: The Homecoming | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2016 | 59'06''

Historian David Olusoga concludes his series with the three African kings who stood up to empire, an irresistible ...

4: Having a Ball | Andrew Marr’s The Making of Modern Britain

4: Having a Ball | Andrew Marr’s The Making of Modern Britain

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2009 | 59'12''

In the 1920s, Imperial Britannia slid from view and Britain saw a housing boom and the birth of radio bro...

6: Age of Empire | Seven Ages of Britain

6: Age of Empire | Seven Ages of Britain

Empire and colonies | BBC HD | 2010 | 59'10''

David Dimbleby travels through Britain, America and India, tracing the British Empire from 1750 to 1900.

S3E3: The Empire of Good Intentions | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

S3E3: The Empire of Good Intentions | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2002 | 59'10''

How the liberal politics and free-market economics of the British Empire unravelled, leading to th...

S3E5: Survival | Monarchy By David Starkey

S3E5: Survival | Monarchy By David Starkey

Conflict and Warfare | Channel 4 | 2006 | 48'03''

Weathering the anti-royalist storm breaking on the continent, Great Britain stands strong against the military might of Napoleon. ...

1: Why Britain? | Empire: How Britain Made The Modern World

1: Why Britain? | Empire: How Britain Made The Modern World

Empire and colonies | Channel 4 | 2003 | 48'27''

In this programme we learn about the origins of the British empire in the 17th century and how its foundations we...

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

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

Empire and colonies | Channel 4 | 2003 | 49'28''

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

4: Heaven’s Breed | Empire: How Britain Made The Modern World

4: Heaven’s Breed | Empire: How Britain Made The Modern World

Empire and colonies | Channel 4 | 2003 | 49'08''

In this programme we discover how a few thousand British people ruled over India, a country of more than ...

British emigration to America | A House Through Time

British emigration to America | A House Through Time

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2018 | 4'33''

In the late 1880's, thousands of people were passing through Liverpool and emigrating to America. David Olusoga investig...

Neil Kenlock – Photographing the black British experience | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Neil Kenlock – Photographing the black British experience | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2016 | 4'26''

David Olusoga talks to Neil Kenlock about his photographs of the exp...

The Windrush Generation | Black and British: A Forgotten History

The Windrush Generation | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2016 | 6'43''

David Olusoga discusses the Windrush Generation.

Charles Wootton | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Charles Wootton | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2016 | 4'19''

David Olusoga discusses racial violence in Liverpool.

Bechuanaland Chiefs | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Bechuanaland Chiefs | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2016 | 5'58''

David Olusoga investigates the Bechuanaland Chiefs.

Morant Bay Rebellion | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Morant Bay Rebellion | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2016 | 4'38''

David Olusoga discusses the legacy of the slave trade in Jamaica in the decades after abolition.

Lancashire cotton famine | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Lancashire cotton famine | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2016 | 5'38''

David Olusoga explains how the American civil war caused a cotton famine in Lancashire.

Mississippi cotton | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Mississippi cotton | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2016 | 4'21''

David Olusoga discusses the cotton industry in Mississippi and how it fuelled Britain's industrial revolution.

Frederick Douglass | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Frederick Douglass | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2016 | 3'06''

David Olusoga discusses the life and work of Frederick Douglas.

Sara Forbes Bonetta | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Sara Forbes Bonetta | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2016 | 5'33''

David Olusoga discusses the remarkable life of Sara Forbes Bonetta.

West Africa Squadron | Black and British: A Forgotten History

West Africa Squadron | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2016 | 3'42''

David Olusoga discusses the West Africa Squadron, which attempted to intercept slave ships and free the African...

Freetown | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Freetown | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2016 | 5'55''

David Olusoga investigates the passenger list to Freetown in Africa.

Bill Richmond | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Bill Richmond | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2016 | 4'15''

Davis Olusoga investigates the Bill Richmond black boxer who took Georgian Britain by storm.

Revolution of African-American slaves | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Revolution of African-American slaves | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2016 | 5'54''

David Olusoga investigates American Independence and the revolution of the African slaves.

Granville Sharp | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Granville Sharp | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2016 | 3'10''

David Olusoga discusses Granville Sharpe and Jonathan Strong's roles in the abolition of slavery.

Slave Codes | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Slave Codes | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2016 | 3'43''

David Olusoga discusses the slave codes that stripped black people of all their rights.

Independent slave traders in Britain | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Independent slave traders in Britain | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2016 | 3'37''

David Olusoga investigates the British independent slave owners.

Bunce Island | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Bunce Island | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2016 | 4'59''

David Olusoga visits Bunce Island, where the first slave fortress was built in the 17th century.

First English traders in West Africa | Black and British: A Forgotten History

First English traders in West Africa | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2016 | 5'41''

David Olusoga investigates the first English traders in West Africa.

John Blanke | Black and British: A Forgotten History

John Blanke | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2016 | 5'12''

David Olusoga discusses Catherine of Aragon's black servants.

African Roman soldiers in Northern England | Black and British: A Forgotten History

African Roman soldiers in Northern England | Black and British: A Forgotten History

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2016 | 4'36''

David Olusoga visits Hadrian's Wall and discusses the Roman history of black soldiers.

The legacies of slavery | Britain’s Forgotten Slave Owners

The legacies of slavery | Britain’s Forgotten Slave Owners

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2015 | 6'12''

David Olusoga discusses the legacies of slavery.

Where did the slavery compensation money end up? | Britain’s Forgotten Slave Owners

Where did the slavery compensation money end up? | Britain’s Forgotten Slave Owners

Empire and colonies | BBC Two | 2015 | 4'14''

David Olusoga explains how the profits of slavery shaped the world we know today.