• 1985
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Episode list

End of Empire
The Beginning of the End
Sun, Apr 14, 1985
  • S1.E1
  • The Beginning of the End
How the fall of Singapore to the Japanese in World War II became a symbol of the British Empire's decline.
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India, Engine of War
Sun, Apr 21, 1985
  • S1.E2
  • India, Engine of War
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India The Muslim Card
Sun, Apr 28, 1985
  • S1.E3
  • India The Muslim Card
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Palestine

S1.E5 ∙ Palestine

Sun, May 19, 1985
The end of British rule in Palestine and the creation of Israel.
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Iran

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.
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Egypt

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.
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Aden

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.
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The Gold Coast

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".
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Kenya

S1.E11 ∙ Kenya

Mon, Mar 11, 1985
The African colony of Kenya is rocked with rebellion by the Mau Mau.
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The Rider and the Horse

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.
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Rhodesia

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.
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