The events and people who shaped a continent
World Service,路23 episodes
Exploring the scientific evidence that human life began in Africa
The great civilisations of Egypt and Kush and their links with other parts of Africa
How the peoples of North Africa reacted to wave upon wave of colonisation
As the Bantu migrated, did they arrive as conquerors, colonisers or explorers?
Africa's sacred beliefs, how they evolved, and the influence that remains today.
The rise of Christianity in Egypt and powerful Christian states in Axum and Nubia
Islam is one of the two biggest religions in Africa. But how did it spread, and why?
Exploring Ancient Ghana, the first of the magnificent empires of west Africa
The kings and warriors who dominated west Africa for 300 years
The prosperity, peoples and trade routes of the east African coast.
The rise of two 14th Century empires...and the coming of the Portuguese
How African art is a window into the past
How the diverse people of Hausaland in northern Nigeria were unified
The history of Africans as both the enslaved and the enslavers
The history, practise, and legacy of the transatlantic slave trade.
How might Africa have developed had its fate not been taken out of African hands?
How an 18th Century Zulu king changed the political landscape of South Africa
How and why did Europe decide to impose a political partition on Africa?
What was life like for African people under European rule?
The growing African resistance to racism and colonialism
How changing political forces in middle of the 20th Century made independence possible.
How apartheid affected the lives of Africans and how was it overcome
Could the new generation of African politicians live up to expectations they had raised?
