A fascinating and important new history of Africa, accompanying the 8 part BBC series Product Description For many of us the history of Africa is, at best, vague. We might think of Egyptian pyramids, ...

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 ...

Asante in West Africa was a kingdom that was built on gold and slaves, which ensured its important place in an economy that linked three continents. In South Africa, Gus Casely-Hayford visits ...

Originally broadcast on television in 2009. Bonus features: 16-page viewer's guide; biographies of prominent precolonial Africans; profiles of Sudan, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, and Nigeria today. Presented ...