5 January 2010 (2010-01-05) – 20 February 2012 (2012-02-20)
The series was originally commissioned as part of the Wonderful Africa Season[1] 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, africa, british, television, documentary, series, produced, describes, colonial, history, africa, series, narrated, casely, hayford, coverdirected, bysarah, howitt, lilley, mark, batesnarrated, bydr, casely, hayfordcountry, originunited, kingdo. 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 Lost Kingdoms of AfricaDVD coverDirected bySarah Howitt Ian Lilley Mark BatesNarrated byDr Gus Casely HayfordCountry of originUnited KingdomOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons2No of episodes8ProductionExecutive producerRachel BellProducersRoss Harper Michael SimkinRunning time60 minutesProduction companyIWC Media for BBCReleaseOriginal networkBBC FourPicture formatSD 576i 16 9HD 1080iAudio formatStereoOriginal release5 January 2010 2010 01 05 20 February 2012 2012 02 20 The series was originally commissioned as part of the Wonderful Africa Season 1 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 Contents 1 Episode list Season One 1 1 Episode 1 Nubia 1 2 Episode 2 Ethiopia 1 3 Episode 3 Great Zimbabwe 1 4 Episode 4 West Africa 2 Episode list Season Two 2 1 Episode 1 The Kingdom of Asante 2 2 Episode 2 The Zulu Kingdom 2 3 Episode 3 The Berber Kingdom of Morocco 2 4 Episode 4 Bunyoro amp Buganda 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksEpisode list Season One EditEpisode 1 Nubia Edit First aired on 5 January 2010 Art historian Gus Casely Hayford explores the history of the old African kingdom of Nubia Episode 2 Ethiopia Edit First aired on 12 January 2010 The Kingdom of Ethiopia Episode 3 Great Zimbabwe Edit First aired on 19 January 2010 Great Zimbabwe a symbol of African genius Episode 4 West Africa Edit First aired on 26 January 2010 An investigation of 16th century bronzes from the Kingdom of Benin Episode list Season Two EditEpisode 1 The Kingdom of Asante Edit First aired on 30 January 2012 Asante a kingdom that was built on gold and slaves Episode 2 The Zulu Kingdom Edit First aired on 6 February 2012 The secrets behind the Zulus cultural power and military strength Episode 3 The Berber Kingdom of Morocco Edit First aired on 13 February 2012 Morocco once the centre of a vast kingdom created by Berbers Episode 4 Bunyoro amp Buganda Edit First aired on 20 February 2012 How the Ugandan kingdom of Bunyoro saw its dominance challenged by the rise of Buganda See also EditList of kingdoms in pre colonial AfricaReferences Edit Wonderful Africa Season BBC Retrieved 22 February 2012 External links EditLost Kingdoms of Africa at BBC Online Lost Kingdoms of Africa at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lost Kingdoms of Africa amp oldid 1126821149, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
