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This episode covers Captain Cook's Australia discovery, technological innovation and social unrest during the Industrial Revolution, and the Crimean War.

Series about the 2000 years tumultuous history of Britain. Seven part series with a Journey from the Roman invasion to the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953.

Primary Title
  • The British
Episode Title
  • Superpower
Date Broadcast
  • Saturday 16 August 2014
Release Year
  • 2012
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 21 : 25
Duration
  • 55:00
Episode
  • 5
Channel
  • BBC Knowledge
Broadcaster
  • Sky Network Television
Programme Description
  • Series about the 2000 years tumultuous history of Britain. Seven part series with a Journey from the Roman invasion to the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953.
Episode Description
  • This episode covers Captain Cook's Australia discovery, technological innovation and social unrest during the Industrial Revolution, and the Crimean War.
Classification
  • M
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Documentary television programs--Great Britain
  • Europe--History
  • Great Britain--Colonies
Genres
  • Documentary
Contributors
  • Jenny Ash (Director)
  • Louise Hooper (Director)
  • Marion Milne (Producer)
  • ApolloMovie Production (Production Unit)
  • BBC Worldwide (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Documentary television programs--Great Britain
  • Europe--History
  • Great Britain--Colonies