Trace and Tell your Family's Empire Stories
Introduction
Diana Rigg, 1960s icon of TV, film and stage, is best known for playing Emma Peel in the Avengers and Tracy Di Vicenzo, the only woman whom James Bond married.
What is less well known about her is that she grew up in India, the daughter of a railway engineer in the final days of the British Raj. In Episode One of Empire's Children she retraces her family's journey to India to discover more about their life.
Her father was employed by Maharaja Ganga Singh on the Rajasthan railway and was to work there for more than 20 years. But the Indian independence movement was already gathering pace. British rule, which had been maintained in India for over 300 years, would soon be swept away, forcing Louis and his family to return to a changed Britain.
Browser by chapter Diana Rigg's story will be broadcast on Channel 4 at 9pm, 2nd July, 2007. After the broadcast, you will be able to read her full story here. You will also be able to watch the entire show online using 4od: http://vodapp.grid.channel4.com/c4links-web/VODLi
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The show will be repeated on More 4 at 9pm, 8th August, 2007.
Time: 14:17 Date: Sep 05, 2007
Moll, the program is repeated on More 4 on Wednesday nights at 9pm.
Time: 23:30 Date: Aug 09, 2007
Is this programme going to repeat on Channel 4 or More 4? My aged father is a devotee of Emma Peel and desperately wants to see this programme!
Time: 09:43 Date: Jul 10, 2007
Hi Rainbow16. There are currently no plans to release the series on DVD.
Time: 17:02 Date: Jul 05, 2007
Hi I wonder if this series is going to be released on dvd.? (some extras would be nice-like more childhood photos of actress Diana Rigg or deleted scenes.There are photos shown in this episode that are not included in the book and the promo material on this site is limited. )
Time: 14:31 Date: Jul 04, 2007
Did enjoy watching this one. Was slightly annoyed DR and the narrator kept on referring to Bikaner as "Beekaneer" (pronuncing "bucaneer") whereas the correct pronunciation is Bikaner (like "partner"). Typical, the narrator does not even bother to get the name of the place right.
Time: 12:13 Date: Jul 03, 2007
The narrator is Richard Armitage.
Time: 11:34 Date: Jul 03, 2007
Enjoyed watching this and looks like it will be a very interesting series. Out of interest, who is the narrator?
Time: 23:06 Date: Jul 02, 2007
You can watch the show using 4od. http://www.channel4.com/4od
Time: 22:32 Date: Jul 02, 2007
I have just caught the end of the Diana Rigg episode which looked most interesting - will it be repeated or will the whole episode come onto the website?
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