TV SeriesEnded
Empire of Cricket
2009 1 season en
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.
Cast
Colin Salmon
Episodes
1 season available
- S1 · E1E1
England
May 31, 2009 1h 00mA look at how the English invented cricket and exported it to the wider British Empire.
- S1 · E2E2
West Indies
Jun 7, 2009 1h 00mThe story of the development of cricket in the West Indies.
- S1 · E3E3
Australia
Jun 14, 2009 1h 00mHow Australia got the best cricket team in the world. Interviewees include Shane Warne.
- S1 · E4E4
India
Jun 21, 2009 1h 00mThe 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.
