EndedBBC Four2010-01-05

Lost Kingdoms of Africa

Name: Lost Kingdoms of Africa
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2010-01-05
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Gus Casely-Hayford, Michael Simkin, Ross Harper

Documentary~60 min

2 Seasons8 EpisodesGBEN7.3

Synopsis and details

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.