Season 1

The full story of Britain’s slave empire has been hidden for almost two centuries. These programmes tell of how slavery was brought to an end by the British people taking on the slave dynasties and winning. From the human cost to its modern legacy, it reveals different aspects of Britain's involvement within the worlds first global buisness. The series includes a drama about Henry Lascelles, one of the most successful slave traders of the eighteenth century, titled How To Make A Million From Slavery, and two drama-documentaries, Sugar Dynasty and Breaking The Chains.