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The British Empire: Echoes of Britannia's Rule: 8: The Challenge

BBC One
on BBC One London

An Imperial story in 13 parts.
Written by Correlli Barnett.

Until the Boer War the British basked in Imperial glory: domination of the seas, world power, world Empire, peace and progress. But there were some who saw dangerous weaknesses; educational, social and industrial development lagged sadly behind the new state of Imperial Germany.
British naval guns missed their target twice in every three shots; the Army was more fitted for fighting ill-armed natives than a modern European foe.
Yet by 1918 the German challenge had been defeated; the British Empire had united and acted as a single, collective power - a super state. But in this moment of triumph, the Empire stood at the turning point of its destiny.
A BBC-tv/Time-Life co-production

Contributors

Writer:
Correlli Barnett
Narrator:
Robert Hardy
Series Editor:
Max Morgan-Witts
Script Editor:
Gordon Watkins
Graphics Designer:
Colin Cheeseman
Film Cameraman:
Geoff Mulligan
Film Editor:
Jonathan Gill
Producer:
John Bird
Source: Radio Times

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