The British Empire In Color (2002) VHS

I have a tendency to tape television shows and watch them weeks or years later. I do not have cable so I am dependent on PBS if I am in the mood for a documentary. Today, I finally had an opportunity to watch "The British Empire In Color," which consists of three 52 minute episodes of archival video footage showing the view of the British empire during the twentieth century from various points of view.
It is a chilling documentary because one cannot imagine what the world would be like without the British Empire. The documentary rapidly goes through British involvement in Asia, Africa, North America, Caribbean and Australia. A rather long documentary could focus on one of these regions and not exhaust all the topics one may want to know about. The documentary succeeds as a warning to any country (ahem, I'm talking to you U.S.A.) that has lofty intentions and tries to impose them on a sovereign country.
As always, John Quincy Adams had it right.