Documentary

Victoria's Empire

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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Status

Ended

Original Name

Victoria's Empire

First Air Date

April 29, 2007

Last Air Date

May 13, 2007

Seasons

1

Episodes

3

Language

English

Production Companies

Networks

BBC One

S01E03

New Zealand/Australia/Zambia

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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