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End of Empire

Season 1 Episode 1: The Beginning of the End

Apr 15, 1985NR51m8.7

How the fall of Singapore to the Japanese in World War II became a symbol of the British Empire's decline.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 5 Palestine

5. Palestine

Aired: May 13, 1985

The end of British rule in Palestine and the creation of Israel.

Episode 6 Iran

6. Iran

Aired: May 20, 1985

How the British Empire helped orchestrate the downfall of Mohammad Mosaddegh ...

Episode 7 Egypt

7. Egypt

Aired: May 27, 1985

Britain took Egypt as protectorate so it can build the Suez Canal. Nasser dec...

Episode 8 Aden

8. Aden

Aired: Feb 12, 1985

Aden was an obscure place in the Arabian peninsula which was important becaus...

Episode 9 Cyprus

9. Cyprus

Aired: Feb 19, 1985

Last days of British rule in Cyprus.

Episode 10 The Gold Coast

10. The Gold Coast

Aired: Feb 26, 1985

How Ghana became the first African colony to gain independence and spur the "...

Episode 11 Kenya

11. Kenya

Aired: Mar 5, 1985

The African colony of Kenya is rocked with rebellion by the Mau Mau.

Episode 12 Rider and the Horse

12. Rider and the Horse

Aired: Mar 12, 1985

The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was created with the intention of bu...

Episode 13 Rhodesia

13. Rhodesia

Aired: Mar 19, 1985

The Federation has collapsed and in its place are a bunch black run nation st...

Info about End of Empire

Network: Channel 4

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Documentary