A book, Empire: What Ruling the World Did to the British, and a region 2 DVD Empire accompany the series.[citation needed]
Receptionedit
The series was criticised by some for its handling of controversial material while trying to avoid offense to numerous stakeholders and audiences. Associate editor of The Guardian, Michael White, said that "the structure of the programme was ramshackle" and he found the narrative to be "episodic and superficial". He said that Paxman "was diffident charm itself", as opposed to treating "the former subjects of empire with his customary ... abrasiveness". While White also found "the photography pretty as always", he concluded that "the overall effect was curiously patronising, serving to reinforce the impression that the great man was basically on a jolly and going through the motions".[2]
Stuart Jeffries, also for The Guardian, offered similar views, concluding that "Jeremy Paxman fails to argue strongly enough".[3]
Referencesedit
^"BBC One - Empire". BBC. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
^White, Michael (28 February 2012). "Jeremy Paxman's Empire: a wasted chance we need to take". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
^Stuart Jeffries (27 February 2012). "TV review: Empire; David Hockney: The Art of Seeing | Television & radio". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
empire, 2012, series, empire, 2012, open, university, production, written, presented, jeremy, paxman, charting, rise, british, empire, from, trading, companies, india, rule, over, quarter, world, population, legacy, modern, world, empiregenredocumentarywritten. Empire is a 2012 BBC and Open University co production written and presented by Jeremy Paxman charting the rise of the British Empire from the trading companies of India to the rule over a quarter of the world s population and its legacy in the modern world 1 EmpireGenreDocumentaryWritten byJeremy PaxmanDirected byJohn HayRoger ParsonsRobin DashwoodDavid VincentPresented byJeremy PaxmanTheme music composerChris NicolaidesComposerChris NicolaidesCountry of originUnited KingdomOriginal languageEnglishNo of episodes5ProductionExecutive producersBasil Comely BBC Catherine McCarthy Open University ProducerJulian BirkettCinematographyMike GarnerEditorAndrea CarnevaliRunning time55 60 minutesProduction companiesThe Open University BBC productions CoProductionOriginal releaseNetworkBBCRelease27 February 2012 02 27 26 March 2012 2012 03 26 Contents 1 Media 2 Reception 3 References 4 External linksMedia editA book Empire What Ruling the World Did to the British and a region 2 DVD Empire accompany the series citation needed Reception editThe series was criticised by some for its handling of controversial material while trying to avoid offense to numerous stakeholders and audiences Associate editor of The Guardian Michael White said that the structure of the programme was ramshackle and he found the narrative to be episodic and superficial He said that Paxman was diffident charm itself as opposed to treating the former subjects of empire with his customary abrasiveness While White also found the photography pretty as always he concluded that the overall effect was curiously patronising serving to reinforce the impression that the great man was basically on a jolly and going through the motions 2 Stuart Jeffries also for The Guardian offered similar views concluding that Jeremy Paxman fails to argue strongly enough 3 References edit BBC One Empire BBC Retrieved 23 March 2012 White Michael 28 February 2012 Jeremy Paxman s Empire a wasted chance we need to take The Guardian Retrieved 23 March 2012 Stuart Jeffries 27 February 2012 TV review Empire David Hockney The Art of Seeing Television amp radio The Guardian Retrieved 23 March 2012 External links editEmpire at BBC Online nbsp Empire at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Empire 2012 TV series amp oldid 1173657245, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
