Victoria's Empire (2007)

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 3 episodes

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Comedian and actress Victoria Wood travels the world to explore the history and cultural impact of the British Empire. She visits places named after Queen Victoria and finds out how British rule shaped them.

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What happens

Victoria's Empire is a three-part British travel series that was first broadcast on BBC One in 2007. It was written and presented by comedian 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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