S01 Episode 1
Episode 1
Dan Snow travels through India in the footsteps of the company that revolutionised British lifestyles and laid the foundations for today's global trading systems.
1 h 0 mins · Wed, 30 Apr 2014
S01 Episode 1
The Birth of Empire: The East India Company
Dan Snow travels through India in the footsteps of the company that revolutionised the British lifestyle and laid the foundations of modern global trading systems.
59 mins · Wed, 30 Apr 2014
S01 Episode 2
Episode 2
By 1800 the East India Company had grown from a tiny band of merchants into a colossal trading empire. But scandal and corruption in the 18th century had led to a curtailment of its powers by the British government.
1 h 0 mins · Wed, 7 May 2014
S01 Episode 2
The Birth of Empire: The East India Company
The British government controlled the company's affairs in India and throughout the 19th century would chip away at its remaining powers and trading privileges.
58 mins · Wed, 7 May 2014
