Basic Info

First Air: January 05, 2010

Rating: ⭐ 8.0/10 (2 votes)

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 8

Last Episode

Name: Bunyoro & Buganda

Season: 2, Episode: 4

Air Date: 2012-02-20

Runtime: 60 min

Gus Casely-Hayford visits Uganda to explore how Bunyoro saw its dominance challenged by the rise of Buganda, a neighbouring kingdom on the shores of Lake Victoria.

Videos

Benin Plaques - Lost Kingdoms of Africa - West Africa - BBC 4 (YouTube)

Mapungubwe - Lost Kingdoms of Africa - Great Zimbabwe - BBC 4 (YouTube)

Lost Kingdoms of Africa

2010 2 seasons 8 episodes ⭐ 8.0/10 2 votes

Overview

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.