Empire

How do empires rise? Why do they fall? And how have they shaped the world around us today?


William Dalrymple and Anita Anand explore the stories, personalities and events of empire over the course of history.

History
1
212. Who Were The Three Wise Men? (Ep 1)
39 min
2
211. A Beautiful World: The Art of Akbar (Ep 3)
44 min
3
210. Akbar the Great: Revolutionising Religious...
39 min
4
209. Akbar the Great (Ep 1)
44 min
5
208. Humayun Reconquers India (Ep 2)
48 min
6
207. The Stargazing Hippie vs The Lion King (Ep 1)
31 min
7
Introducing... The Rest Is Classified
14 min
8
206. Babur: Guns, Gardens & Diamonds (Ep 3)
37 min
9
205. Babur: The Taking of Delhi (Ep 2)
39 min
10
204. Babur: The First Mughal Emperor (Ep 1)
47 min
11
203. Captain Hook, Peter Pan & The Dark Side of...
38 min
12
202. Long John Silver: The Truth Behind Treasur...
38 min
13
201. The Raj at War
34 min
14
200. The East India Company’s Global Manhunt
40 min
15
199. Robbing the World’s Wealthiest Dynasty
37 min
16
198. The Pirate Trial of the Century
37 min
17
197. The Pirate Hunter
37 min
18
196. Blackbeard’s Reign of Terror
37 min
19
195. Blackbeard & the Pirates of the Caribbean
36 min
20
194. Empire of Numbers: Fibonacci and the Birth...
36 min
21
193. Empire of Numbers: The Indian Origin of Ar...
40 min
22
192. Native American Chiefs, the Founding of Ca...
35 min
23
191. Slave, Slaver, Abolitionist: Three Scots i...
39 min
24
190. Rags to Riches: The Scots in India
47 min
25
189. Culloden: Bonnie Prince Charlie’s Last Stand
57 min