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Country of origin
  
United Kingdom

No. of seasons
  
2

Executive producer(s)
  
Rachel Bell

Final episode date
  
20 February 2012

Narrated by
  
Gus Casely-Hayford

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Original language(s)
  
English

No. of episodes
  
8

First episode date
  
5 January 2010

Network
  
BBC Four

Language
  
English

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Directed by
  
Sarah Howitt, Ian Lilley, Mark Bates

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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.

Contents

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.

Episode 1: Nubia

First aired on 5 January 2010

  • Art historian Gus Casely-Hayford explores the history of the old African kingdom of Nubia.

    • Episode 2: Ethiopia

    First aired on 12 January 2010

  • The Kingdom of Ethiopia.

    • Episode 3: Great Zimbabwe

    First aired on 19 January 2010

  • Great Zimbabwe, a symbol of African genius.

    • Episode 4: West Africa

    First aired on 26 January 2010

  • An investigation of 16th-century bronzes from the Kingdom of Benin.

    • Episode 1: The Kingdom of Asante

    First aired on 30 January 2012

  • Asante, a kingdom that was built on gold and slaves.

    • Episode 2: The Zulu Kingdom

    First aired on 6 February 2012

  • The secrets behind the Zulus' cultural power and military strength.

    • Episode 3: The Berber Kingdom of Morocco

    First aired on 13 February 2012

  • Morocco, once the centre of a vast kingdom created by Berbers.

    • Episode 4: Bunyoro & Buganda

    First aired on 20 February 2012

  • How the Ugandan kingdom of Bunyoro saw its dominance challenged by the rise of Buganda.

    • References

    Lost Kingdoms of Africa Wikipedia
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