Lost Kingdoms of Africa | |
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Directed by | Sarah Howitt, Ian Lilley, Mark Bates |
Narrated by | Dr. Gus Casely-Hayford |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
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Executive producer | Rachel Bell |
Producers | Ross Harper, Michael Simkin |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company | IWC Media for BBC |
Original release | |
Network | BBC Four |
Release | 5 January 2010 20 February 2012 | –
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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.
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.