''Lost Kingdoms of Africa'' is a British television documentary series. It is produced by the

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. It describes the pre-colonial history of Africa. The series is narrated by Dr. Gus Casely-Hayford. The series was originally commissioned as part of the Wonderful Africa Season on

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in the lead up to the

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. 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.

Episode list: Season One

Episode 1: Nubia

First aired on 5 January 2010 * Art historian Gus Casely-Hayford explores the history of the old African kingdom of

Nubia Nubia () (Nobiin: Nobīn, ) is a region along the Nile river encompassing the area between the first cataract of the Nile (just south of Aswan in southern Egypt) and the confluence of the Blue and White Niles (in Khartoum in central Sudan), or ...

Episode 2: Ethiopia

First aired on 12 January 2010 * The

Kingdom of Ethiopia The Ethiopian Empire (), also formerly known by the exonym Abyssinia, or just simply known as Ethiopia (; Amharic and Tigrinya: ኢትዮጵያ , , Oromo: Itoophiyaa, Somali: Itoobiya, Afar: ''Itiyoophiyaa''), was an empire that historicall ...

Episode 3: Great Zimbabwe

First aired on 19 January 2010 *

Great Zimbabwe Great Zimbabwe is a medieval city in the south-eastern hills of Zimbabwe near Lake Mutirikwi and the town of Masvingo. It is thought to have been the capital of a great kingdom during the country's Late Iron Age about which little is known. Con ...

, a symbol of African genius.

Episode 4: West Africa

First aired on 26 January 2010 * An investigation of 16th-century bronzes from the

Kingdom of Benin The Kingdom of Benin, also known as the Edo Kingdom, or the Benin Empire ( Bini: ') was a kingdom within what is now southern Nigeria. It has no historical relation to the modern republic of Benin, which was known as Dahomey from the 17th c ...

Episode list: Season Two

Episode 1: The Kingdom of Asante

First aired on 30 January 2012 * Asante, a kingdom that was built on gold and slaves.

Episode 2: The Zulu Kingdom

First aired on 6 February 2012 * The secrets behind the

Zulus Zulu people (; zu, amaZulu) are a Nguni ethnic group native to Southern Africa. The Zulu people are the largest ethnic group and nation in South Africa, with an estimated 10–12 million people, living mainly in the province of KwaZulu-Natal ...

' cultural power and military strength.

Episode 3: The Berber Kingdom of Morocco

First aired on 13 February 2012 *

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...

, once the centre of a vast kingdom created by

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Episode 4: Bunyoro & Buganda

First aired on 20 February 2012 * How the Ugandan kingdom of

Bunyoro Bunyoro or Bunyoro-Kitara is a Bantu kingdom in Western Uganda. It was one of the most powerful kingdoms in Central and East Africa from the 13th century to the 19th century. It is ruled by the King (''Omukama'') of Bunyoro-Kitara. The current ...

saw its dominance challenged by the rise of

Buganda Buganda is a Bantu peoples, Bantu kingdom within Uganda. The kingdom of the Baganda, Baganda people, Buganda is the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day East Africa, consisting of Buganda's Districts of Uganda, Central Region, inclu ...

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* * {{IMDb title, id=1587302, title=Lost Kingdoms of Africa BBC high definition shows Documentary films about historical events 2010s British documentary television series 2010 British television series debuts 2012 British television series endings BBC television documentaries BBC television documentaries about history British English-language television shows Television series by Banijay Great Zimbabwe Television shows set in Africa