In 1947 the British ruled over more than a billion people around the world -within two decades the empire was all butgone. A new six-part series tells the story behind the symbolic handover ceremonies when Britain gave up her imperial possessions.
Broadcaster and politician Trevor Phillips , who grew up in Guyana, one of Britain's former colonies, draws on his own background as he investigates the stories behind these flag lowering ceremonies. Producer Miles Warde Repeated at 9.30pm