Series
Empire of Cricket
Documentary
Series telling the story of cricket from exploring the colonial links of the game to situations of sporting apartheid. There are interviews with famous cricketers such as Ian Botham, Graham Gooch, Nasser Hussain and Viv Richards.
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Seasons & episodes
- 1England31 May 2009 · 60mA look at how the English invented cricket and exported it to the wider British Empire.
- 2West Indies7 Jun 2009 · 60mThe story of the development of cricket in the West Indies.
- 3Australia14 Jun 2009 · 60mHow Australia got the best cricket team in the world. Interviewees include Shane Warne.
- 4India21 Jun 2009 · 60mThe story of the Indian game, from its beginnings as the sport of the English colonisers to the riches and razzmatazz of today's Indian Premier League. Includes interviews with cricketers Kapil Dev, Bishan Bedi, Farokh Engineer, Sachin Tendulkar, Madan Lal, Michael Holding and Shane Warne.
Details
- First aired
- 31 May 2009
- Last aired
- 21 Jun 2009
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- BBC Two
- Episodes
- 4
Cast
Colin Salmon
