Rhodes - Miniseries

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All the World's Diamonds

1 - All the World's Diamonds

Air Date: September 15, 1996

Seventeen years old Cecil Rhodes joins his brother in the rush for diamonds in southern Africa, where he outwits his fellow prospectors, reorganizes the workforce and forms a breath-taking vision to extend the British Empire from the Cape to Cairo.

All the World's Gold

2 - All the World's Gold

Air Date: September 22, 1996

Rhodes invites a young clerk to oversee his business interests while he takes his seat in the Cape parliament.

The Place of the Killing

3 - The Place of the Killing

Air Date: September 29, 1996

Rhodes outwits his greatest rival, Barney Barnato, with a brilliant scheme.

The Price of My Blood

4 - The Price of My Blood

Air Date: October 6, 1996

Has Rhodes's scheme to outwit Lobengula backfired?

The Chameleon and the Fly

5 - The Chameleon and the Fly

Air Date: October 13, 1996

Determined to expand north in search of gold, Rhodes orders his pioneer column, a private army, to enter Mashonaland.

Land, Gold and Loot

6 - Land, Gold and Loot

Air Date: October 20, 1996

Provoked beyond endurance by Dr. Jameson, Lobengula finally wages war on Rhodes's private army.

Upsetting the Apple Cart

7 - Upsetting the Apple Cart

Air Date: October 27, 1996

Rhodes conspires against Kruger and the Boers. Meanwhile, trouble is brewing in Rhodesia and Princess Radziwill continues to gather proof of Rhodes's past crimes.

The Reckoning

8 - The Reckoning

Air Date: November 3, 1996

Rhodes has to battle against his two greatest enemies - his health, which is failing fast, and Princess Radziwill, who is determined to hound him to the last.