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Episode 5—The Other Empire
5/5 Julian Jackson focuses on the Algerian War, France's last great colonial crisis.

Episode 4—The Other Empire
4/5 Julian Jackson focuses on France's involvement in Indo-China - Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.

Episode 3—The Other Empire
3/5 Julian Jackson discusses the imperial troops who fought for France in two world wars.

Episode 2—The Other Empire
2/5 Julian Jackson tells the story of France's involvement in sub-Saharan Africa.

Episode 1—The Other Empire
1/5 Julian Jackson explores France's first war of decolonisation: a slave rebellion in Haiti.

Episode 4—The Music Appreciation Movement
4/4 Richard Witts on Music Appreciation's excursion into film and a new broadcasting era.

Episode 3—The Music Appreciation Movement
3/4 Musicologist Richard Witts explores the significance of programme notes.

Episode 2—The Music Appreciation Movement
2/4 Richard Witts on educationalist Walford Davies and Imogen Holst, one of his team.

Episode 1—The Music Appreciation Movement
1/4 Richard Witts on the origins of Music Appreciation, and the work of pioneer Percy Scholes.

Alexandra Harris on Country-House Dreams of Arcadia—Dark Arcadias
4/5 Literary critic Alexandra Harris explores the country-house dreams of the 20th century.