00.00 – 01.34
Presenter Niall Ferguson outlines Britain's economic and political power in the world in the late 19th century.
01.35 – 05.39
The Scramble for Africa and the role of British businessmen.
05.40 – 07.35
The significance of the Maxim gun.
07.36 – 09.30
How the British planned the take over of Africa.
09.31 – 13.20
German and British involvement in Africa and how Zanzibar was used for political gain.
13.21 – 18.23
How Britain celebrated its empire and the notion of 'Greater Britain'.
18.24 – 21.39
The sports grounds of public schools as training grounds for the empire.
21.40 – 24.39
Eugenics and the assumption of racial superiority.
24.40 – 30.54
British military force in Sudan and the young war correspondent Winston Churchill.
30.55 – 40.44
The origins of the Boer War and success at Mafeking.
40.45 – 45.34
The aftermath of the Boer War and the effects on British attitudes and politics.
45.35 – 46.50
A preview of war with Germany.
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