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by Victoria Wood (Author)
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  • Audio CD
  • Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd (7 April 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1405687991
  • ISBN-13: 978-1405687997
  • Product Dimensions: 14.2 x 12.4 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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One of Britain's most popular writers and comedians journeys through the British Empire - as seen on BBC TV. Victoria Wood was named after Queen Victoria. So who better to take us on a journey through the British Empire? The story of the Empire is a key part of the story of Queen Victoria's reign and the Empire was the largest the world had ever known, covering a fifth of the earth's surface and including a quarter of its population. Victoria's mammoth journey takes in the beauty and splendour of Hong Kong, Borneo, Ghana, Jamaica, Newfoundland, New Zealand and Australia before she finishes at the Victoria Falls in Zambia.'Britain used to be top country. English was top language and pink was the colour on the maps. Now when people talk about it, the Empire's an embarrassment, something slightly regrettable'. With those thoughts, Victoria didn't know what she would find, or what welcome she would get from those countries that have evolved since being colonised, and that was her journey: tip-toeing round the remnants of the Empire to all those places named after the grumpy-looking monarch who never went further than the Isle of Wight. "Victoria's Empire" is read by Victoria Wood and Russell Boulter and is a worldwide journey of a lifetime seen through the eyes of one of our most popular celebrities.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent overview of the British Empire, 21 Aug 2007
By Wellington (Yorkshire, Great Britain) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Victoria's Empire (Hardcover)
Victoria Wood to the main parts of the British Empire including Australia, New Zealand and India to name a few. Her mission is to find out what the British Empire was all about, how it had come about and what the people thought about their country being part of the British Empire; with particular interest in Queen Victoria as they both share the same first name.
The book only covers nine colonies, which is a shame, however they are taken into much detail as the book is almost three hundred pages long. Everything is explained simply without much jargon as Victoria herself is learning most of the information herself! As a comedienne, she has made the book quite witty and it is a pleasure to read.
This book is one of the few modern ones you will be able to find on the subject of Empire, as our country dares not talk about it's imperial past, embarrased of it. It would go well with the DVD which is an added bonus.
I would recommend this book to anyone with some form of interest in the British Empire or commonwealth or how modern life is shaped around the British ways. Five stars.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A journey though Queen Victoria's former Empire , 23 Sep 2008
By Daniel Storey "Book_Worm_Daniel" (Rochester, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Victoria's Empire (Hardcover)
It's hard to believe now but back in the late 1800's and though to the late 1990's Queen Victoria had an empire expanding most of the globe.
From Hong Kong to Australia via most of Africa Britannia literally ruled the waves, as the famous song goes.
Courtesy of the BBC Victoria Wood, Britain's favourite comedienne was given the opportunity to take a trip around the World to take a look some of these former colonial countries and see how much they had changed since Queen Victoria ruled over them
Victoria does not take in every former colonial country but does get to visit places such as Ghana, Zambia, New Zealand, Newfoundland, India and Australia
Britain's colonial past is not covered as much as it should be in schools these days but this book certainly goes a little way to help any one who wants to understand how the empire worked and how it helped shaped the Britain we know today.
Victoria finds out some heartbreaking stories, most notably about the slave trade that toady we find hard to accept but seeing as there are so little books written about the empire today it's clear it's part of Britain's history that everyone would like to forget.
The book and TV series don't quite grab you spiritually like I would say Long Way Round/Down do but it's still a enjoyable book and worth reading if you enjoy books about travel.
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