Given the emotive flag waving nonsense that persuaded so many Brits that by leaving the EU we could rule the waves once more, this intelligent, entertaining reminder of the brutality of the British Empire. Jeremy Paxman provides a balanced picture of the traders, evangelists, adventurers and generals who built and sustained the empire, but you can't help but come away embarrassed rather than proud of the past. I'd love to see a Paxman opinion piece on royalty and religion, those two other establishment sacred cows.
Review of Empire
