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The Lost Libraries of Timbuktu (2009)

ALL 02/12/2009 (en) Documentary 60 Min
  • Release
    02/12/2009
  • Production
    BBC
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  • Original title
    The Lost Libraries of Timbuktu
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
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Overview

Aminatta Forna tells the story of legendary Timbuktu and its long hidden legacy of hundreds of thousands of ancient manuscripts. With its university founded around the same time as Oxford, Timbuktu is proof that the reading and writing of books have long been as important to Africans as to Europeans.

  1. Director

  2. Story

  3. Tim Short

    Editor



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  1. Aminatta Forna

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The Lost Libraries of Timbuktu (2009) 60 Min

ALL 02/12/2009 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 02/12/2009
  • Production
    BBC
  • Original title The Lost Libraries of Timbuktu
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

Aminatta Forna tells the story of legendary Timbuktu and its long hidden legacy of hundreds of thousands of ancient manuscripts. With its university founded around the same time as Oxford, Timbuktu is proof that the reading and writing of books have long been as important to Africans as to Europeans.

  1. Director

  2. Story

  3. Tim Short

    Editor

  4. Richard Trayler-Smith

    Producer



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