Seasons & Episodes
Ngorongoro: Born of Fire
Tectonic and volcanic activity created the Great Serengeti Rift and the giant Ngorongo crater, which houses an isolated
Namibia: The Sands of Time
Namibia's Namib desert is the result of Atlantic winds eroding ancient mountains. Extremely hot and arid, it requires el
Okavango: Water in the Desert
The Okavango Delta, in northern Botswana, comprises various wetlands, some (river arms and marshes) deep enough for hipp
Zambezi: River of Life
For 2000 miles, the mighty Zambezi flows from the Zambian highlands trough Angola, Botwsana and Zimbabwe to Mocambique,
Nile: An African Odyssey
The world's longest river flows from the heart of Africa into the Mediterranean Sea. What feeds this inexhaustible river
The Virungas: Land of Ice and Fire
How is this epic land of fire and ice home to some of the world's most iconic animals and the most mysterious landscapes
Madagascar: Island of the Monsters
Madagascar is truly a weird and wonderful land. Isolated on an island of extreme and magical looking locations, life has
Mount Kenya: African Heart of Ice
Reaching high into the sky at Africa's equator, Mount Kenya stretches up into the troposphere. How does life survive on
Cape Coast: Where Worlds Collide
Stretching 1,500 miles from the frigid waters of Cape Point to the sub-tropical seas of Kwazulu- Natal, Africa's Cape Co
Congo: The Untamed Heart
A wilderness of extremes. How do these uniquely diverse, ancient people coexist alongside wildlife found nowhere else in
Sahara: Life on the Edge
Stretching for millions of miles, the world's largest desert receives little rainfall and temperatures fluctuate wildly.
Lake Turkana: Land of the Crocodile
Stretching for thousands of square kilometres, the world's largest salt lake receives little rainfall and temperatures f
Ethiopia: Land of Extremes
In a wilderness of extremes, how do the diverse and ancient people of Ethiopia coexist alongside wildlife found nowhere
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