The last in a series of seven travellers' tales A Cradle of Culture
Over a thousand years ago when Arab merchants set sail in their dhows across the Indian Ocean, they reached land at the Lamu Archipelago off the east coast of Africa. The Arabs mixed with the Bantus and the culture and language of Swahili was born.
Bernard Jackson visits Lamu Island to discover what remains of the ancient way of life and to meet some of the unlikely people who have chosen to live there. Producer BRIAN COOK
