Empire of Cricket (2009)
Synopsis
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.
First Air Date: 2009-05-31
Last Air Date: 2009-06-21
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 4
Networks: BBC Two
Top Cast
- Colin Salmon as N/A
- David Gower as N/A
- Shane Warne as N/A
- Garfield Sobers as N/A
- Brian Close as N/A
- Mike Gatting as N/A
- Tom Graveney as N/A
- Everton Weekes as N/A
- Bob Willis as N/A
- Trevor Bailey as N/A
Seasons
Season 1 (2009)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: England
A look at how the English invented cricket and exported it to the wider British Empire.
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Ep. 2: West Indies
The story of the development of cricket in the West Indies.
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Ep. 3: Australia
How Australia got the best cricket team in the world. Interviewees include Shane Warne.
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Ep. 4: India
The 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.
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