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Empire with Michael Portillo: India

Empire with Michael Portillo (2020)

Documentary, Historical | UK

Director: Ruairi Fallon, Jazz Gowans

Channel 5 | Tuesday, 6 September 2022 | 04:00

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Tuesday, 6 September 2022 04:00

Sunday, 22 May 2022 13:10

Wednesday, 12 August 2020 21:00

Friday, 15 May 2020 21:00

User rating: 9/10

SEASON: 1

EPISODE: 1 - India

SYNOPSIS

Michael visits India, the 'Jewel in the Crown'; the British East India Company built the world's first multinational corporation. How did such a small number of colonists rule over such a vast area?

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Michael Portillo

Writer: Sophia Roberts

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