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1 season · 5 episodes total · ~5 per season.
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Empire
2012 1 seasons · 5 eps English
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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.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
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Jeremy Paxman
Self - Presenter
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RUNTIME
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Short-form: under 10 episodes, so binge-completable in a weekend.
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RUNTIME
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Roughly 5 hours end-to-end — 1 full workdays of television.
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ERA
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Premiered 2012 and has since ended.
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TMDB status: "Ended".
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AWARDS
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Show type: Documentary.
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CAST
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Airs on BBC One.
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- Seasons
- 1
- Total episodes
- 5
- Avg episode length
- 60 min
- Premiered
- 2012-02-27
- Last aired
- 2012-03-26
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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