Britain held a quarter of the world's population under its thumbs. As Jeremy travels to India, he learns local soldiers and maharajahs assisted British traders to claim areas of land.

Jeremy Paxman explores how millions of traders, conquerors, and settlers created a British idea of home in response to the imperial expansion.

Jeremy discovers the birth of the British hero and their sporting obsession. He travels to Hong Kong and Jamaica to uncover the impact of horse racing and cricket.

Jeremy tracks the development of the British Empire, as it grew from a pirates' treasure hunt to a global financial network thanks to the benefits of trade. He travels to Jamaica to study the impact from sugar plantation.

Jeremy dives deeper into the history of Britain's extraordinary quest to improve the rest of mankind. Jeremy follows the footsteps of the legendary figure, David Livingstone in Central Africa.