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Ep. 14 Les Pêcheurs de Perles by Bizet Broadcast 11.5.17

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Ceylon: A History of the British Empire

Sri Lanka becomes Ceylon under the British, who that's part of their vast empire. But so it's set during that period. When was the Raj? Well, I always associate the Raj with the Victorian era. It uses the name Ceylon up to 1972 - similar time period to India.

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