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S01E08 - "The Reckoning"
Aired on Nov 3, 1996, 9:25 PM
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All the World's Diamonds
Young Cecil Rhodes joins his brother in the rush for diamonds in Africa, where he outwits his fellow prospectors.
Sep 15, 1996
55 min
All the World's Gold
Cecil Rhodes has launched the de Beers Mining Company and pursues his political career. While prospecting for gold in Pretoria, he rushes to Pickering's death bed. Devastated, he sets his sights on the Kimberley mine.
Sep 22, 1996
55 min
The Place of the Killing
Rhodes outwits his greatest rival, Barney Barnato, with a brilliant scheme.
Sep 29, 1996
55 min
The Price of My Blood
Lobengula's party meets Queen Victoria. Rhodes and Harry Currey arrive in London to rescue the situation.
Oct 6, 1996
55 min
The Chameleon and the Fly
Determined to expand north in search of gold, Rhodes orders the Pioneer Column to enter Mashonaland. The Matabele are slaughtered mercilessly.
Oct 13, 1996
55 min
Land, Gold and Loot
Cecil Rhodes is at the peak of his career. Dr Jameson has engineered a war against Matabeleland. Rhodes sets up a colony in the defeated territory, laying the foundations of apartheid in the reserves for the native people.
Oct 20, 1996
55 min
Upsetting the Apple Cart
Rhodes conspires against Kruger and the Boers. Meanwhile trouble is brewing in Rhodesia and Princess Radiziwill continues to gather proof of Rhodes's past crimes.
Oct 27, 1996
55 min
The Reckoning
Rhodes has to battle his fast failing health and Princess Radziwill who is determined to hound him to the last.
Nov 3, 1996
55 min
