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Empire with Michael Portillo

  • 1 Series
  • 4 Episodes
  • Category: History
  • High Definition available
  • Subtitles available

Michael Portillo tells the story of how a small island on the edge of Europe built the biggest empire the world has ever seen.

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All episodes for series 1 of Empire with Michael Portillo

  • S1 E1 · India

    Michael looks at how the British East India Company raised a private army.

  • S1 E2 · Jamaica

    Michael visits Jamaica, the Caribbean capital of the Empire.

  • S1 E3 · South Africa

    Michael travels to South Africa to see how Britain divided the country along racial lines.

  • S1 E4 · The US and Canada

    Michael Portillo explores how British rule led to armed rebellion in America.

  • Forbidden History

    Description: Jamie Theakston investigates incredible tales from the annals of history.; Category: History; 11 episodes available.

  • Could Hitler Have Been Stopped? The Politics Of Appeasment

    Description: Two-part documentary considering how Hitler could have been stopped.; Category: Military & War; 2 episodes available.

  • Hitler: Countdown to War

    Description: An intriguing look at the countdown to World War II through the eyes of Adolf Hitler.; Category: Military & War; 3 episodes available.

  • Hitler's Supercars

    Description: The rise of Nazi Germany's speed record cars of the 1930s.; Category: History; 1 episode available.

  • Churchill's Bid to Abolish Britain

    Description: This ambitious, striking film challenges our understanding of the Second World War.; Category: History; 1 episode available.

  • The Black Panthers of WW2

    Description: The story of the history-making 761st tank battalion.; Category: Military & War; 1 episode available.

  • Rise of the Nazis

    Description: Series examining how Adolf Hitler and the Nazi's seized power in Germany during the 1930s.; Category: Military & War; 3 episodes available.

  • The Buildings That Fought Hitler

    Description: This series looks at just some of the buildings that were designed to fight Hitler.; Category: Military & War; 8 episodes available.

  • World War 2 From Above

    Description: Experts utilise cutting edge drone technology to re-examine WWII's most iconic sites.; Category: Military & War; 6 episodes available.

  • Secret Nazi Bases

    Description: Documentary series uncovering and examining hidden structures built by the Nazis.; Category: Military & War; 18 episodes available.

  • Underground Worlds

    Description: Incredible feats of human endeavour, revealing what people have built, where, how and why.; Category: Engineering; 20 episodes available.

  • War Factories

    Description: The untold secret story of war production that shaped the Second World War.; Category: Military & War; 21 episodes available.