Africa: A Voyage of Discovery (1984)

A series about the history of Africa with Basil Davidson. It was produced in a collaboration between Channel 4, the Nigerian Television Authority and RM Arts in 1984 and consisted of eight parts in four episodes. The film received the Gold Award from the 1984 International Film and Television Festival of New York. Each part is around an hour long.

Africa: A Voyage of Discovery

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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Different but equal

  • 1x2

    Mastering a continent

  • 1x3

    Caravans of gold

  • 1x4

    Kings and cities

  • 1x5

    The bible and the gun

  • 1x6

    This magnificent african cake

  • 1x7

    The rise of nationalism

  • 1x8

    The legacy

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