Tag: British empire On the RecordColonial Office RecordsThursday 25 August 2022The Colonial Office was the government department responsible for Britain’s colonies at various points...On the Record20th Century Migration: 1948 – Citizenship and EmpireThursday 2 December 2021In this episode, we’re looking at two different migration experiences shaped by the British...AudioWartime diplomacy: The role of the EmpireFriday 1 August 2014Dr Bryan Glass, of Texas State University, examines the role of the Empire during...AudioThe life and work of MacDonald Gill: mapmaker, letterer and graphic artistTuesday 24 September 2013Discover the wonderful pictorial maps and graphic designs of MacDonald ‘Max’ Gill, one of...AudioAn Embarrassing Question: Opium, Britain and China 1856-1860Friday 22 March 2013The war between Britain and China from 1856 to 1860 became widely known as...VideoLeaders of British Empire Countries in LondonFriday 10 August 2012The film opens with a title explaining what is happening, a gathering of leaders...AudioUntold histories: black Britons during the period of the British slave trade, c1660-1807Monday 12 December 2011What was life like for the ‘average’ black person in England before the 20th...AudioFrom Mountbatten to Patten: the last proconsuls and the ending of the British EmpireFriday 24 April 2009After the Second World War, the role of governors in Britain’s overseas territories changed....