Nøkkelord British Empire

For den sjarmerende småkjeltringen kaptein Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) er det krystallblå karibiske havet en lekeplass rik på eventyr og mysterier. Men Jacks idylliske liv kullseiler når hans erkefiende, den ondskapsfulle kaptein Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), stjeler skipet hans Black Pearl, angriper havnebyen Port Royal, og, ikke minst, kidnapper guvenørens (Jonathan Pryce) vakre datter Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley). For i et ridderlig forsøk på å få tilbake de to vakre damene må Jack gå sammen med Elizabeths barndomsvenn Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) for å rekvirere det raskeste skipet i den britiske flåten, og sette seil etter piratene. Men det oppstår raskt problemer for duoen, og deres noe brokete mannskap, når de får Elizabeths trolovede, den ambisiøse kommandør Norrington (Jack Davenport), i hælene.

Dette storslåtte eposet forteller den sanne historien om T.E. Lawrence – den britiske offiseren som ledet 50 menn gjennom ørkenen for å angripe havnen i Aqaba.

I 1920-tallets Irland går arbeidere fra by og land sammen og former en frivillig geriljahær for å konfrontere de hensynsløse Black and Tan-patruliene som ble sendt fra Storbritannia for å hindre Irlands forsøk på løsrivelse. Drevet av en dyp følelse av plikt og kjærlighet til sitt land, dropper Damien en lovende karriere som lege og følger sin bror, Teddy, i en farlig og voldelig kamp for Irlands frihet.

Når den britiske offiseren Harry Faversham går fra sin post like før regimentet hans skal sendes ut i krigen, får han tilsendt fire hvite fjær av sine tre nære venner og forloveden. De fire fjærene står for feighet, og fargen lyser av skam. For å bevise at han ikke er en feiging begir Harry seg ut på et hemmelig oppdrag. Forkledd, reiser han verden rundt med ett mål for øye; å gjenvinne vennenes respekt. I Sudan redder han livene deres, en etter en, og helteinnsatsen gir ham sjansen til å vinne tilbake sitt gode navn og rykte. Etter at vennene er overbevist, begynner han den lange reisen hjem til England. Der venter den vanskeligste oppgaven, å gjenvinne forlovedens kjærlighet. Filmen er basert på A.E.W. Masons roman fra 1902.

Historie om to australske soldaters vennskap og eventyr i 1915. De krysser kontinenter og store hav, klatrer i pyramidene og går gjennom Egypts gamle ørkener for å delta i det skjebnetunge Gallipoli-slaget sammen med regimentet sitt. Historiens ekko blander seg med vennenes tvingende skjebne som deltakere i den legendariske førsteverdenskrigskonfrontasjonen mellom Australia og de tyskallierte tyrkerne - en strid som for australierne er det samme som Alamo er for amerikanerne.

Adventurer James Keziah Delaney returns to London from Africa in 1814 along with fourteen stolen diamonds to seek vengeance after the death of his father.

South Africa, 1823. The Zulu Empire, headed by King Shaka, a brilliant but ruthless military strategist, begin to encroach on the British colony of Cape Town. A volunteer cadre of explorers, mercenaries and professional soldiers are sent to Zululand to try to make contact with Shaka and assess the real threat of his army.

Charles Ryder, an agnostic man, becomes involved with members of the Flytes, a Catholic family of aristocrats, over the course of several years between the two world wars.

Seven Ages of Britain is a BBC television documentary series which is written and presented by David Dimbleby. The seven part series was first aired on Sunday nights at 9:00pm on BBC One starting on 31 January 2010. The series covers the history of Britain's greatest art and artefacts over the past 2000 years. Each episode covers a different period in British history. In Australia, all seven episodes aired on ABC1 each Tuesday at 8:30pm from 7 September 2010.

This is the story of two wars fought at the same time on opposite ends of the globe, often mislabeled as a single war: The Second World War. These conflicts remade our world in just a few decades. A story of how the rise and fall of great powers, from Nazi Germany to Imperial Japan, recast nations into those who could afford, and those that could not afford The Price of Empire.

Empire is a major five-part series presented by Jeremy Paxman. It tells the story of the British Empire in a new way, tracing not only the rise and fall of the empire but also the complex effects of the empire on the modern world – political, technological and social – and on Britain.

The series "Zanghat Arreeh" is a historical social drama, the events of which take place in 1945 in the city of Tripoli in Libya. It highlights the suffering of the Libyan people under the rule of the British administration that was installed in Libya after World War II and the defeat of Italy. In the absence of any media or legal interest, the British military administration facilitated procedures for foreign communities at the expense of the sons of the homeland. The series also highlights the social life, customs and traditions that prevailed among the residents of Tripoli of all religions and ethnicities, united by one city and one homeland, in which they share their joys and sorrows.

Writer Sathnam Sanghera travels across the country exploring the effects of the British Empire on modern Britain

The British Empire in Colour is a major three part series that examines the history and experience of the British Empire, form the perspectives of both the rulers and the ruled. Using original colour archive film - much of which had never previously been seen - together with personal letters and diary extracts helping to capture the many complexities and contradictions of life in the British Empire.

As a young reporter, David Dimbleby made three Panorama films on Rhodesia between 1967 and 1968, following its Unilateral Declaration of Independence. This three-part series tells the inside story of white Rhodesia's revolt against the British crown and the long battle to bring full democracy to an independent Zimbabwe.