15th Sep 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.

22nd Sep 1996

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

29th Sep 1996

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

6th Oct 1996

Has Rhodes's scheme to outwit Lobengula backfired?

13th Oct 1996

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

20th Oct 1996

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

27th Oct 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.

3rd Nov 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.