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S03E03: The Empire of Good Intentions (1830 - 1925)The British Empire promised peace, stability and prosperity but in Ireland and India it coincided with violence and famine. The programme examines the origins of agonies which continue to resonate today, and how political justice failed to feature in the administration of the time.
As Victorian prime ministers, Gladstone and Disraeli promoted very different visions of Empire, but despite their lofty ideals, Schama observes how 'common humanity was sacrificed to the fetish of the market'.
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Air Date:
Jun 11, 2002
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60 minutes
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Simon Schama, Michael Kitchen, Lindsay Duncan
