British Empire
Descendants. Richard, Alasdair, and Jen. Audio, 29 minutes
A man whose predecessor paid for the Colston statue and a man who dumped it in the harbour
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Descendants. Chidi, Than and The Bolton School. Audio, 29 minutes
From Nigeria, to the Belgian Congo, to Bolton.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Descendants. James Cleverly MP and Deadria Farmer-Paellmann. Audio, 29 minutes
A British MP and an American activist are connected through the same tribe in Sierra Leone
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Descendants. Marcus, Rev Alison, and Ruth. Audio, 29 minutes
Three people whose lives today are all connected to one British slave owning family
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Descendants. Marlon and Valerie. Audio, 29 minutes
Two people whose lives today connect through Britain's role in the history of carnival.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Descendants. Malik and Mark. Audio, 29 minutes
Two men's lives connect through their links to a British slave owner and an abolitionist
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Descendants. Jen and Gayle. Audio, 29 minutes
How close is each of our lives to the legacy of British slavery?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
British History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley. Series 1, The Jewel in the Crown. Video, 60 minutes
Lucy debunks the fibs that surround India, the 'jewel in the crown' of the British Empire.
- AttributionBBC Four
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted22 April 2021
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- Posted22 April 2021
Sunday Feature. Classical Commonwealth, Part 1. Audio, 44 minutes
Errollyn Wallen unravels the story of classical music across the British Commonwealth.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted2 February 2021
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- Posted29 January 2021
Headliners with Nihal Arthanayake. Sathnam Sanghera. Audio, 52 minutes
The journalist and author on his new book Empireland.
- AttributionBBC Radio 5 Live
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted3 September 2020
Moral Maze. The Morality of the British Empire. Audio, 43 minutes
Engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted22 July 2020
Moral Maze. The Morality of the British Empire. Audio, 43 minutes
Engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted14 July 2020
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- Posted21 July 2020
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- Posted16 July 2020
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- Posted9 July 2020
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- Posted6 July 2020
