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The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire

You kind of go and talk to someone, either at the home office or the treasury

You kind of go and talk to someone, either at the home office or the treasury

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You kind of go and talk to someone,
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either at the home office or the treasury.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
13
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:49
Uploaded
Oct 30, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

How Britain transformed from an imperial power to a financial power.
And they'd say, "We're not actually, particularly keen - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
And they'd say, "We're not actually, particul...
"It might be a good idea if you didn't go down that route." - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:08
"It might be a good idea if you didn't go down tha...
- [Narrator] The British government prefers not - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
- [Narrator] The British government prefers not
Instead, it communicates its desires - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
Instead, it communicates its desires
Discussions take place behind closed doors. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
Discussions take place behind closed doors.
- The relationship that these places have - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:10
- The relationship that these places have
I mean, anybody who is British or knows British people knows - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:17
I mean, anybody who is British or knows British people knows
I mean, a lot of irony involved and a lot - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:13
I mean, a lot of irony involved and a lot
And I think that is very much the case - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
And I think that is very much the case
I think there's a lot of understanding of what we can - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:10
I think there's a lot of understanding of what we can
- [Narrator] By keeping its power hidden, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:09
- [Narrator] By keeping its power hidden,
That's the message being sent - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
That's the message being sent
Attorney Steve McField will be representing government - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
Attorney Steve McField will be representing government
The committee was set up to help colonies around the world - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
The committee was set up to help colonies around the world
But Mr. McField says he'll be making it clear - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
But Mr. McField says he'll be making it clear
- And that message is that the Premier, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:11
- And that message is that the Premier,
That is the message that I will be carrying. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
That is the message that I will be carrying.
- [Narrator] When the Bahamas declared independence - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:13
- [Narrator] When the Bahamas declared independence
It was the British connection that reassured bankers - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:09
It was the British connection that reassured bankers
- This British bedrock, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:12
- This British bedrock,