Africa's Great Civilisations

Series 1

Episode 1: Origins

BBC Four

Duration: 55 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 29^th May 2018, 22:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sat 15^th Jan 2022, 23:20 on BBC Four HD

Series exploring the history of Africa. Henry Louis Gates Jr looks at the discoveries that point to Africa as the genetic home of all currently living humanity. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Henry Louis Gates Jr
Director:: Virginia Quinn
Series Producer:: Graeme Hart
Producer:: Virginia Quinn
Production Company:: McGee Media
Production Company:: Inkwell Films
Production Company:: Kunhardt Films

Africa's Great Civilisations

Series 1

Episode 2: The Cross and the Crescent

BBC Four

Duration: 55 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 5^th Jun 2018, 22:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sun 16^th Jan 2022, 00:15 on BBC Four HD

Series exploring the history of Africa. Henry Louis Gates Jr explores how the emergence of Christianity and Islam reshaped Africa over centuries. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Henry Louis Gates Jr
Director:: Virginia Quinn
Series Producer:: Graeme Hart
Producer:: Virginia Quinn
Production Company:: McGee Media
Production Company:: Inkwell Films
Production Company:: Kunhardt Films

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Africa's Great Civilisations

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Africa's Great Civilisations: Series 1

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Africa's Great Civilisations

Series 1

Episode 3: Empires of Gold

BBC Four

Duration: 55 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 12^th Jun 2018, 22:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sat 22^nd Jan 2022, 23:45 on BBC Four

Series exploring the history of Africa. Henry Louis Gates travels to the shores of the Sahara Desert to see the transformation of north and west Africa. Show more