"Age Of Empire,"
BBC World Service.
A multi-part series that compares the contemporary United States to the
British Empire and other powers of the past.
"Opium Wars," In
Our Time, BBC Radio 4, April 12, 2007.
"Heart Of Darkness,"
In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, February 15, 2007.
"Empire Women," Woman's Hour, BBC Radio 4, December 19, 2006.
"Kenya's Blood Summer," Document, BBC Radio 4, July 10, 2006.
"The Pros And Cons Of Being An Empire,"
On Point, WBUR, June 13, 2006.
"Astronomy And Empire,"
In Our Time, BBC Radio 4, May 4, 2006.
"Tea," In Our Time,
BBC Radio 4, April 29, 2004.
"The East India Company,"
In Our Time, June 26, 2003: Melvyn Bragg hosts a discussion about
this British institution.
"The British Empire: Lessons For America,"
On Point, April 14, 2003. Historian Niall
Ferguson offers lessons to the United States drawn from the history of the
British Empire.
"Slavery
and Empire," In Our Time,
October 17, 2002: An episode of Melvyn Bragg's BBC Radio 4 series
examines the relationship between slavery and imperialism in modern European
history.
"Ornamentalism," Connection, October 18, 2001.
"The Original Cold War: The Race For Empire In Central Asia," Connection, March 13, 2000. The "Great Game" and its relevance today.