“Does that mean these people with attitudes we now regard as appalling – so condescending, so contemptuous – nevertheless they could have been conscientious and well-meaning?” he asked of an Indian academic, who replied that this was the case, but that the good intentions were also disastrously insensitive.Portillo steered a middle course. All Rights Reserved. Available on My5 Upcoming Episodes Clips News Characters Competition About. Swallow, Kerry Godliman (S20EP1 Channel 4 Fri 31 Jul 2020) The US and Canada: Michael Portillo explores how British rule led to armed rebellion in the USA, and a loyalty in Canada that lasted until the very end of the Empire. Swallow, Kerry Godliman (S20EP1 Channel 4 Fri 31 Jul 2020) Browse. Portillo’s Empire Journey (Friday) was the latest offering from Channel 5, which has lately been upping its game in the history department. Another Porky Prime Cut.Murder, Mystery and My Family: Dumbleton (S5EP5 BBC One Fri 31 Jul 2020)Coronation Street: Friday 31st July (S61EP120 ITV Fri 31 Jul 2020)Travel Man’s Greatest Trips: Out and About (S1EP1 Channel 4 Fri 31 Jul 2020)British Academy Television Awards: The 67th British Academy Television Awards (S2020EP1 BBC One Fri 31 Jul 2020)8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown: Joe Wilkinson, Mr. And then there are those who see the East India Company as the epitome of evil, and that is the end of that.We rely on advertising to help fund our award-winning journalism.How, Portillo asked, has India come to terms with its colonial past?
Watch Now On ... Portillo's Empire Journey. Of course, there will be many other Indians who take a less generous view. Looking at history and trying 21st century things that changed since before The Great War...Michael travels to India to uncover how the British East India Company - the world's first multinational corporation - raised a private army to create an empire.Michael Portillo travels around South-east Asia, guided by his 1913 Bradshaw's Handbook on a 2,500-mile railway adventure across six countries.Michael Portillo crosses the Atlantic to ride the railroads of America, armed with Appleton's General Guide to the United States.Comedians including Desiree Burch, Ed Gamble, Jamali Maddix, Jimmy Carr and London Hughes as they eat on tour.In South Africa, Michael explores how the lure of riches led Britain into barbaric wars and dividing the country along racial lines, with devastating consequences.You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin.A series presenting various railway adventures from around the world.A photojournalist travels to China with the hopes of finding out who the mysterious man was who was photographed standing defiantly in front of a tank in Tiananmen Square twenty years ago.Michael visits Jamaica, the Caribbean capital of the Empire, to reveal how pirates, slaves and sugar allowed Britain to amass the wealth to conquer the world.Following the fall of Saddam Hussein, former police inspector Muhsin al-Khafaji has lost virtually everything. Cast; Crew; Michael Portillo. A strong admirer of Margaret Thatcher, and a Eurosceptic, Portillo served as a junior minister under both Thatcher and John Major, before entering the cabinet in 1992. He also calls in at Fort Niagara, where he learns how the native peoples of North America saw their tribes and families torn apart as they picked sides, shedding blood on behalf of either the crown or the patriots.Copyright © 2020 Memorable TV. Michael explores how British rule led to armed rebellion in the USA, and a loyalty in Canada that lasted until the very end of Empire.
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