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Lost Kingdoms of Africa

Lost Kingdoms of Africa

Lost Kingdoms of Africa

2010 2 Seasons 8 Episodes ⭐ 7.3 Documentary

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.

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.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Nubia

The first episode looks at Nubia, in what is now northern Sudan, a kingdom that dominated a vast area of the eastern Sah

EP 2

Ethiopia

Art historian Gus Casely-Hayford explores the history of the old African kingdom of Ethiopia, which ended when Emperor H

EP 3

Great Zimbabwe

Gus Casely-Hayford explores the history of Great Zimbabwe, a symbol of African genius which gives an insight into the em

EP 4

West Africa

Gus Casely-Hayford travels to Nigeria and Mali to explore the story behind a series of magnificent 16th-century bronzes

EP 1

The Kingdom of Asante

Asante in West Africa was a kingdom that was built on gold and slaves, which ensured its important place in an economy t

EP 2

The Zulu Kingdom

In South Africa, Gus Casely-Hayford visits evocative sites in Zulu history and searches for the secrets behind the Zulu'

EP 3

The Berber Kingdom of Morocco

Gus Casely-Hayford visits Morocco, once the centre of a vast kingdom created by African Berbers that stretched from nort

EP 4

Bunyoro & Buganda

Gus Casely-Hayford visits Uganda to explore how Bunyoro saw its dominance challenged by the rise of Buganda, a neighbour

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Gus Casely-Hayford

Gus Casely-Hayford

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