S1.E1 ∙ The Beginning of the End Sun, Apr 14, 1985 How the fall of Singapore to the Japanese in World War II became a symbol of the British Empire's decline. 0 /10
S1.E5 ∙ Palestine Sun, May 19, 1985 The end of British rule in Palestine and the creation of Israel. 0 /10
S1.E6 ∙ Iran Sun, May 26, 1985 How the British Empire helped orchestrate the downfall of Mohammad Mosaddegh and returning the Shah to power, in exchange for Iranian oil. 0 /10
S1.E7 ∙ Egypt Mon, Feb 11, 1985 Britain took Egypt as protectorate so it can build the Suez Canal. Nasser decides to take everything back. 0 /10
S1.E8 ∙ Aden Mon, Feb 18, 1985 Aden was an obscure place in the Arabian peninsula which was important because it is the at the end of the Suez Canal. This is how it became the communist country of Yemen. 0 /10
S1.E10 ∙ The Gold Coast Mon, Mar 04, 1985 How Ghana became the first African colony to gain independence and spur the "Winds of Change". 0 /10
S1.E11 ∙ Kenya Mon, Mar 11, 1985 The African colony of Kenya is rocked with rebellion by the Mau Mau. 0 /10
S1.E12 ∙ The Rider and the Horse Mon, Mar 18, 1985 The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was created with the intention of building a white state in black Africa. This was not to last. 0 /10
S1.E13 ∙ Rhodesia Mon, Mar 25, 1985 The Federation has collapsed and in its place are a bunch black run nation states. Northern Rhodesia will do anything to resist the change. 0 /10