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Empire of Cricket (2009)

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.

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Release Date: Sun, May 31, 2009

Country: GB
Language: En
Runtime: 60

Season 1:

England
Episode 1: England (May 31, 2009)
A look at how the English invented cricket and exported it to the wider British Empire.
West Indies
Episode 2: West Indies (Jun 07, 2009)
The story of the development of cricket in the West Indies.
Australia
Episode 3: Australia (Jun 14, 2009)
How Australia got the best cricket team in the world. Interviewees include Shane Warne.
India
Episode 4: India (Jun 21, 2009)
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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