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Series 1: 5. The Atlantic Age
The award-winning film-maker and academic Henry Louis Gates Jr travels the length and breadth of Africa to explore the continent's epic history. \n\nThe Atlantic Age examines the tremendous changes that took place in Africa between the 15th and 18th centuries - including the seismic transformation as West African kingdoms encountered European mariners travelling farther and farther south along Africa's Atlantic coast, and the impact of European colonisation of the New World. Across the continent, kingdoms and empires rose and fell, with some 12.5 million Africans suffering enslavement in the crossfire.
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Series 1: 5. The Atlantic Age
The award-winning film-maker and academic Henry Louis Gates Jr travels the length and breadth of Africa to explore the continent's epic history. \n\nThe Atlantic Age examines th ...
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BBC 4
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Series 1: 6. Clash Of Civilisations
The award-winning film-maker and academic Henry Louis Gates Jr travels the length and breadth of Africa to explore the continent's epic history. \n\nIn the final part of Africa' ...
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Series 1: 4. Cities
The award-winning film-maker and academic Henry Louis Gates Jr travels the length and breadth of Africa to explore the continent's epic history. \n\nThis episode shines a light ...
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Series 1: 2. The Cross And The Crescent
The award-winning film-maker and academic Henry Louis Gates Jr travels the length and breadth of Africa to examine the continent's epic history. This episode charts the emergenc ...
15-01-2022
BBC 4
Africa's Great Civilisations
Series 1: 1. Origins
The award-winning film-maker and academic Henry Louis Gates Jr travels the length and breadth of Africa to explore the continent's epic history. In this first episode, Gates foc ...
15-01-2022
BBC 4
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Series 1: 3. Empires Of Gold
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