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The British Empire: Echoes of Britannia's Rule: 11: The Gift of Endless Dreams

BBC One
on BBC One London

A series of 13 programmes

Joseph Conrad, sea captain turned novelist, wrote of "the bewitching breath of the Eastern waters ... the gift of endless dreams". In the China seas the British dreamt of endless power, endless wealth, and endless superiority. The heart of their dreams was Singapore, gateway to the East, fulcrum of Asian trade - and by the 1930s an impressive fortress.
Narrated by Robert Hardy

(A BBCtv/Time-Life co-production)
(Colour)

Contributors

Narrator:
Robert Hardy
Series Editor:
Max Morgan-Witts
Writer/Producer:
Tom Haydon
Source: Radio Times

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