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Lost Kingdoms of Africa

Season 2

2012 · 4 episodes

  1. 1. The Kingdom of Asante

    2012-01-30 · 60m

    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.

  2. 2. The Zulu Kingdom

    2012-02-06 · 60m

    In South Africa, Gus Casely-Hayford visits evocative sites in Zulu history and searches for the secrets behind the Zulu's cultural power and military strength.

  3. 3. The Berber Kingdom of Morocco

    2012-02-13 · 60m

    Gus Casely-Hayford visits Morocco, once the centre of a vast kingdom created by African Berbers that stretched from northern Spain to West Africa.

  4. 4. Bunyoro & Buganda

    2012-02-20 · 60m

    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.

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