Victoria's Empire
Victoria's Empire
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First Aired: April 29th, 2007
Status: Ended
Network: BBC One
Summary: 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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# of Episodes: 3
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# of Episodes I haven't watched: 3
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Last Aired Episode
Season 1 - Episode 3: New Zealand/Australia/Zambia
Air Date: May 13rd, 2007
Summary: Victoria 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 Wood
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