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Series 1: The Empire
In days of empire - from the cloudy north west - the world must have seemed exotic and vividly coloured. Brits travelled the globe to bring back treasures such as mummies, art and even circus animals. Writer and broadcaster Stuart Maconie reveals how these discoveries influenced and reshaped our towns and cities from one of the most colourful - and controversial - chapters of our past.
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