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Series · 2025–Returning

Empire with David Olusoga

4.7·1 season·3 episodes·59 min avg.·United Kingdom

How did a small island once rule over a quarter of the world's population? This shared history still shapes us today - and billions of people are part of its story.

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Nov 7, 2025·3.3

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

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Episode 2
Nov 14, 2025·2.0

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

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Episode 3
Nov 21, 2025·2.0

David Olusoga reveals how the Empire reached its maximum size after the First World War but within a generation had begun to collapse, as he uncovers the story of decolonisation.

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David Olusoga
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