Lost Kingdoms of Africa

Jan 05, 2010 (en) Documentary [60] Min
  • First Air Date
    Jan 05, 2010
  • Production
    BBC
  • Rotten tomato
    100%
  • Original title
    Lost Kingdoms of Africa
  • Release
    Jan 05, 2010
  • en
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Overview

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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Season 1 ( 2010-01-05)

Four-part series in which British art historian Dr Gus Casely-Hayford explores the pre-colonial history of some of Africa's most important kingdoms. The African continent is home to nearly a billion people. It has an incredible diversity of communities and cultures, yet we know less of its history than almost anywhere else on earth. But that is beginning to change. In the last few decades, researchers and archaeologists have begun to uncover a range of histories as impressive and extraordinary as anywhere else in the world. The series reveals that Africa's stories are preserved for us in its treasures, statues and ancient buildings - in the culture, art and legends of the people. Casely-Hayford traces the origins of this fascinating kingdom back to 10,000 BC. He explores how it developed and what happened to it and its people, discovering that its kings once ruled Ancient Egypt and that it was defeated not by its rivals but by its environment.

Nubia

Episode: 1

Ethiopia

Episode: 2

Great Zimbabwe

Episode: 3

West Africa

Episode: 4

Season 2 ( 2012-01-30)

The Kingdom of Asante

Episode: 1

The Zulu Kingdom

Episode: 2

The Berber Kingdom of Morocco

Episode: 3

Bunyoro & Buganda

Episode: 4
Jan 05, 2010 (en)
Documentary
[60] Min
  • First Air Date Jan 05, 2010
  • Production
    BBC
  • Rotten tomato 100%
Original Title Lost Kingdoms of Africa
en

Overview

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer