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Victoria's Empire is a three-part British travel series that was first broadcast on BBC One in 2007. It was fronted by comedienne and actress Victoria Wood. Wood travelled around the world in search of the history, cultural impact and customs which the British Empire placed on the parts of the world it ruled. The documentary was called Victoria's Empire after the presenter, as Wood herself is named after the ruler of the British Empire, Queen Victoria. Wood specifically looked at places named after the monarch. In total Wood visited nine countries: She departed from London Victoria station for: ⁕Programme One: Calcutta, Hong Kong and Borneo ⁕Programme Two: Ghana, Jamaica and Newfoundland, Canada ⁕Programme Three: New Zealand, Australia and Zambia, finishing at the Victoria Falls.
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- 1. India/Hong Kong/BorneoNow viewing2007-04-291hVictoria Wood visits countries that used to be part of Queen Victoria's British Empire. In Calcutta she takes a taxi through the city to see the extent of the British residue and discovers very well preserved Victorian buildings amongst the colours and textures of this marvellous city. She chats with Indian resident Toby Sinclair and discovers the intriguing way we learned local languages, and the legacy that will allow India to become an economic super power. Then it’s up to Darjeeling, where British women would avoid the intensity of the Calcutta summers, and where taking tea wasn’t the only diversion in the long, often lonely, summer nights. In Hong Kong, Victoria visits a vet to discuss the Chinese and British polar attitudes towards pets and gets her love life analysed by a fortune teller, before in Borneo, Victoria comes face to face with the descendent of a chief head hunter, a local solidified bird spit delicacy and a baby Orangutan’s first attempts at climbing. Credits:
- 2. Ghana/Jamaica/Newfoundland2007-05-061hVictoria Wood visits countries that used to be part of Queen Victoria's British Empire. The first stop this episode is Ghana, once known as the Gold Coast, where slaves were purchased to be transported across the Atlantic to work on the Jamaican sugar plantations. Victoria travels inland to visit Assin Manso. Here the slaves were washed and sold before being marched to the Cape Coast Castle dungeons, where they were held before being dispatched. Visiting Cape Coast herself, Victoria discovers how the Ghanaians live now and how they are moving away from the stain of the slave trade. Then it’s on to Jamaica, the slave’s grim destination, and a chat with Aleric Josephs about how the slaves resisted their harsh treatment and ultimately participated in infanticide to prevent their children being born into slavery. Victoria sees how they fought for and joyously celebrated their freedom and meets Freddie Macgregor to discuss the African roots of reggae. Finally it’s on to Newfoundland, a foggy rock on the furthest eastern edge of Canada where Victoria has tea with a monarchist and meets Michael, who takes her up a hill to try and spot fairies.
- 3. New Zealand/Australia/Zambia2007-05-131hVictoria Wood visits countries that used to be part of Queen Victoria's British Empire. In New Zealand she meets Hone, a Maori, and learns about the start of the interracial troubles, before heading to Alice Springs, in the heart of Australia, where countless aborigines were massacred. Victoria's journey ends at Victoria Falls in Zambia, where she takes a trip down the Zambezi river and meets a herbalist who can cure almost anything.
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Victoria's Empire first aired in 2007.
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