Empire with David Olusoga

2025
1 Seasons
3 Episodes
5.6 (5)
Returning Series

How did a small island once rule over a quarter of the world's population? This shared history still shapes us today - and billions of people are part of its story.

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Seasons

3. Episode 3

November 21, 2025

David Olusoga reveals how the Empire reached its maximum size after the First World War but within a generation had begun to collapse, as he uncovers the story of decolonisation.

2. Episode 2

November 14, 2025

David Olusoga reveals how the loss of the American colonies led to the colonisation of Australia and how the Indian indenture system was established.

1. Episode 1

November 07, 2025

David Olusoga tells the story of the British Empire, from its origins under Elizabeth I to the establishment of colonies in America, the Caribbean and India.

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How did a small island once rule over a quarter of the world's population? This shared history still shapes us today - and billions of people are part of its story.