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The comedian on unpicking the myths around Empire, the issue of reparations, and running against Nigel Farage as the Pub Landlord

Al Murray speaks to Yahoo UK about the British Empire and why it's important to understand its history from multiple perspectives.

Murray, along with his alter ego The Pub Landlord, headed east – but found the locals not as obsessed with British colonialism as we are

The East India Company industrialised the cotton textile process then exported it back to Manchester, fatally under-cutting Indian weavers

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From Ireland’s latest clash with New Zealand in RTÉ thriller Gone, to multicultural marriages in A Ring and a Prayer

The Pub Landlord is back with a new history series - and he doesn't care if you think he hates England

Following the Seven Years' War, Britannia truly did rule the waves, and the business of acquiring the largest empire in the world could begin in earnest

Al Murray travels to India, Jamaica, South Africa and Australia to take a global history lesson which unpicks the legacy of the empire

Al Murray: Why Does Everyone Hate the British Empire? release date, episode guide, destinations, interview, everything you need to know