Suez: 24 Hours That Broke the British Empire

Episode 01

Episode One

Apr 20, 2026 · 47 min

British troops are in Egypt supposedly on a peace-keeping mission, to protect the Suez Canal. But all is not as it seems. Nobody knows it, but the next 24 hours will change Britain for ever and determine the future shape of the world, told hour by hour, minute by minute through the eyes of historians and those at the heart of Government.

Episode 02

Episode Two

Apr 21, 2026 · 47 min

British troops are in Egypt supposedly on a peace-keeping mission, to protect the Suez Canal. But all is not as it seems. Nobody knows it, but the next 24 hours will change Britain for ever and determine the future shape of the world, told hour by hour, minute by minute through the eyes of historians and those at the heart of Government.