Empire's Children Explained

Genre:History and documentary
Presenter:Richard Armitage
Language:English
Network:Channel 4

Empire's Children is a 2007 six-part history documentary narrated by Richard Armitage and created by Channel 4.[1] Each episode follows a British celebrity as they trace their family history across the British Empire.

The celebrities featured included actress Diana Rigg, director Adrian Lester, actress Shobna Gulati, actor Chris Bisson, comedian Jenny Eclair, and politician David Steel.[2] The show was produced by Wall to Wall and Illumina.[3] [4]

Release

The premiere of the first episode was watched by 1.9 million viewers and the final episode reached 1.1 million.[5]

A companion book for the documentary was published in 2007 called Empire’s Children: Trace Your Family History Across the World.[6] [7]

Reception

According to one academic, the show can be viewed through the lens of the rise in genealogy subject media during the 2000s.[8]

Empire's Children was the winner of the Y Design award's "community award" category at the London Design Festival.[9] The show was also nominated by the Royal Television Society for their 2007 Innovation Award.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bull, Sofia . Television and the Genetic Imaginary . 30 May 2019 . Springer . 978-1-137-54847-4 . 123 . en.
  2. News: Dowell . Ben . 25 January 2007 . C4 series to explore celebrities' imperial past . 16 August 2024 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  3. Web site: Media . Bionic . News Wall to Wall & Illumina join forces for family history site . 16 August 2024 . WallToWall . en.
  4. Book: Gray . Ann . History on Television . Bell . Erin . 2013 . Routledge . 978-0-415-58038-0 . 197 . en.
  5. News: Dowell . Ben . 7 August 2007 . Fall of Empire's Children . 16 August 2024 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  6. Book: Gill, Anton . Empire's Children: Trace Your Family History Across the World . HarperPress . 2007. 978-0-00-724714-1 .
  7. Web site: 19 July 2007 . Backing Britain . 16 August 2024 . www.churchtimes.co.uk.
  8. Book: Nicholas . Sian . O'Malley . Tom . Williams . Kevin . Reconstructing the Past: History in the Mass Media 1890–2005 . 13 September 2013 . Routledge . 978-1-317-99684-2 . 10 . en.
  9. Web site: Administrator . System . 26 September 2007 . Glue London sticks out at the Y Design Awards . 16 August 2024 . Design Week . en-UK.
  10. Web site: 24 January 2011 . Innovation Awards 2007 . 16 August 2024 . Royal Television Society . en.

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