• 2007
  • 58m
Victoria's Empire

Summary Victoria Wood is on a mission: to visit the most intriguing places in the world named after Victoria, Queen of the old British Empire. And we're not just talking the London coach station district... we're looking at states in Australia and Canada, waterfalls, monuments, lakes, universities, roads, clubs, bridges and cities across the world. Victoria's journey will take in some incredible places and we'll meet a world full of amazing people linked by name to one of history's most powerful rulers. View more details

  • 2007
  • 58m

Victoria's Empire

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Victoria Wood Les Hiddins Freddie McGregor Lindsay Perigo

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Apr 28, 2007

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : official site

Language : English

Production companies : Tiger Aspect Productions

Summary Victoria Wood is on a mission: to visit the most intriguing places in the world named after Victoria, Queen of the old British Empire. And we're not just talking the London coach station district... we're looking at states in Australia and Canada, waterfalls, monuments, lakes, universities, roads, clubs, bridges and cities across the world. Victoria's journey will take in some incredible places and we'll meet a world full of amazing people linked by name to one of history's most powerful rulers. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Apr 28, 2007

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : official site

Language : English

Production companies : Tiger Aspect Productions

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Episode 1 • Apr 28, 2007
Episode #1.1
A tour of one-time British colonies, all part of 19th century Queen Victoria's Empire. The first stop is in Calcutta. Original established as a trading post, it eventually became the capital of British India. There is also a side trip to Darjeeling to look at the tea industry. From there to Hong Kong, the financial and Far East trading center and then to Borneo, a strategic location for defending key trade routes.
Episode 2 • May 05, 2007
Episode #1.2
Host Victoria Wood continues her tour of former British colonies - Queen Victoria's Empire - by visiting Ghana, Jamaica and Newfoundland. In Ghana, the focus is on how the British perfected the slave trade and the impact that has had on modern Ghanaian society. Many of those slaves were transported to Jamaica to work on sugar plantations. She explores what connection, if any, still exists between the two countries. Lastly she visits Newfoundland and visits the site to which Queen Victoria sent the first trans-Atlantic message via undersea cable.
Episode 3 • May 12, 2007
Episode #1.3
The tour of Queen Victoria's Empire continues with visits to New Zealand, Australia and Zambia. In New Zealand, we learn of the ongoing friction between the local Maori people and subsequent colonizers. In Australia, there is a visit to the site of a once large prison in Tasmania followed by trips to Alice Springs, a review of the gold rush and a visit to Melbourne. In Zambia, we learn of Dr. David Livingstone's exploration of the African interior in the hope of finding a navigable waterway to the ocean. In the modern day city of Livingstone, we learn of herbal medicines available at the local market.
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