Explore each country's colonial past as well as providing a snapshot of how that past has influenced its present-day culture.
In Victoria's Empire: Britain's favourite comedienne Victoria Wood travels through the old British Empire in search of the legacy of Queen Victoria. Victoria's irreverent pilgrimage featured in a major BBC1 series in early 2007 which took her to key places around the world that also share her namesake, from Fort Victoria in Ghana, to Victoria, Nova Scotia, and finishing at Zambia's Victoria Falls.
Victoria's adventure is fuelled by her fascination with the Queen Victoria - both her public and private persona. Exploring how Victoria felt about the colonisation being forged in her name and what she was like as a wife and mother. In her inimitable fashion, Victoria Wood has recorded her adventure tracing a nation's colourful history -- blending the outrage and eccentricity with a celebration of the ordinary. How can we not be amused.
