Lost Kingdoms of Africa(2010)
Documentary
First Air Date: 2010-01-05
Average Runtime: 1h 0m
Rating: 7.3
Votes: 3
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 8
Lost Kingdoms of Africa is a British television documentary series. It is produced by the BBC. It describes the pre-colonial history of Africa. The series is narrated by Dr. Gus Casely-Hayford. The series was originally commissoned as part of the Wonderful Africa Season on BBC Four in the lead up to the 2010 World Cup. The first season of Lost Kingdoms of Africa was originally screened in the UK on BBC Four each Tuesday night over four weeks, starting on 5 January 2010. The second season of Lost Kingdoms of Africa was broadcast over four weeks, starting on 30 January 2012.
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Season 1
Episodes: 4E01
Nubia
Air Date: 2010-01-05
The first episode looks at Nubia, in what is now northern Sudan, a kingdom that dominated a vast area of the eastern ...
E02
Ethiopia
Air Date: 2010-01-12
Art historian Gus Casely-Hayford explores the history of the old African kingdom of Ethiopia, which ended when Empero...
E03
Great Zimbabwe
Air Date: 2010-01-19
Gus Casely-Hayford explores the history of Great Zimbabwe, a symbol of African genius which gives an insight into the...
E04
West Africa
Air Date: 2010-01-26
Gus Casely-Hayford travels to Nigeria and Mali to explore the story behind a series of magnificent 16th-century bronz...
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