• Rank #
  • Premiered: Sep 1996
  • Episodes: 8
  • Followers: 0
  • Ended
  • BBC One
  • Unknown
  • Drama Mini-series

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Season 1
1x1
All the World's Diamonds
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 15, 1996
Cecil Rhodes joins in the rush for diamonds in Africa, where he outwits other prospectors
1x2
All the World's Gold
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 22, 1996
Cecil Rhodes has launched the de Beers Mining Company and pursues his political career.
1x3
The Place of the Killing
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 29, 1996
Rhodes outwits his greatest rival, Barney Barnato, with a brilliant scheme.
1x4
The Price of My Blood
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Air date
Oct 06, 1996
Lobengula meets the Queen. Rhodes and Currey arrive in London to rescue the situation.
1x5
The Chameleon and the Fly
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 13, 1996
Rhodes orders the Pioneer Column to enter Mashonaland, in search of gold.
1x6
Land, Gold and Loot
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 20, 1996
Rhodes sets up a colony in the defeated territory, laying the foundations of apartheid.
1x7
Upsetting the Apple Cart
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 27, 1996
Trouble is brewing in Rhodesia and the princess gathers proof of Rhodes' past crimes.
1x8 Show finale
The Reckoning
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 03, 1996
Rhodes has to battle his fast failing health and Princess Radziwill.

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