I have just watched an interesting serial on BBC 2 television, "The Birth of Empire", presented by Dan Snow. The series is about the story of the East India Company in India and is a two part series.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b042w0xt
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b042vxzx
The Train to Barrackpore
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01y7hvx
The Anglicisation of India
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01y7j5s
The Nabobs of India
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01xtz8h
Courtesy: BBC
