Playing the Game
Jeremy Paxman traces the story of the British Empire. He continues by tracing the growth of a peculiarly British type of hero.
Jeremy Paxman traces the story of the greatest empire the world has ever known: the British Empire. He continues his personal account of Britain's Empire by tracing the growth of a peculiarly British type of hero - adventurer, gentleman, amateur, sportsman and decent chap - and a peculiarly British type of obsession - sport, the empire at play.
He travels to east Africa in the footsteps of Victorian explorers in search of the source of the Nile; to Khartoum in Sudan to tell the story of General Gordon - a half-crazed visionary who 'played the game' to the hilt; to Hong Kong, where the British indulged their passion for horse racing by building a spectacular race course; and to Jamaica, where the greatest imperial game of all - cricket - became a battleground for racial equality.
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The hunt for the source of the Nile
Duration: 02:27
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Kitchener: the machine of the Sudan
Duration: 02:00
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:50Little Eva
The Loco-Motion
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Jeremy Paxman |
| Director | David Vincent |
| Director | Robin Dashwood |
| Series Producer | Julian Birkett |
