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What is black fashion? With Ozwald Boateng and Johan Brun
Sounds African - Part One
Series about music from all over Africa. In this programme - Zaire
Sounds African - Part Two
Fergus Nichol examines the music of north Africa
Sounds African - Part Three
The music of Cameroon, Gabon and Congo
Sounds African - Part Four
The music of Mali, presented by Fergus Nichol
Sounds African - Part Five
The dance music of Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya
Sounds African - Part Six
The music of coastal west Africa - from Senegal, Guinea, Togo, featuring Youssou N'Dour
Sounds African - Part Seven
The music of Portuguese-speaking Africa: Angola, Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique
Sounds African - Part Eight
The music of Nigeria, Ghana and Benin, presented by Fergus Nicholl
Jack Mapanje
An interview with Malawian writer Jack Mapanje
Nuruddin Farah
Somali author Nuruddin Farah talks about his book Gifts and being away from Somalia
Women in Cinema in Africa
Actress and Alexandra Duah from Ghana and Kenyan director Anne Mungai talk about filmaking
The End of Apartheid
Writer Kole Omotosho offers an interesting perspective on the end of Apartheid
The Circus and Magicians
Sierra Leone magician Lloyd Forster and the Akef Circus in Egypt
Success
Discussion of the film Lumumba - Death of a Prophet and an interview with Francis Bebey
Ageing in Africa
Panel discussion on ageing and respecting the advice of elders
Batik Art
Artist Francis Johnson from Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe acapella and modelling in South Africa
African filmakers at the Cannes Film Festival
Plus St Kitt's author Caryl Phillips and Malawian music
Mauritian-style Fish
Trip to a fish market; plus Frank Chipasula talks about being exile
Consumer Psychology
Why are material items becoming increasingly important in a world of diminishing resources
Coconut Climbing in Tanzania
Coconut tree climbing in Tanzania. Plus Olayinka Burney-Nicol and Fred Eboka
People, Politics and Power
Political cartoons in Zambia, Ghanaian politician Kwesi Botchwey and Black Umfolosi
Drive Time Competition Winner
"I was impressed by the diversity. Everybody had a story to tell"
Body Language, Fashion and Style
Kenyan fashion, Nigeria choreographer Peter Badejo and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni
Human Nature
Games, human nature and politics
Farai Sevenzo
Zimbabwean film director Farai Sevenzo talks about making his film Rwendo
Cuban writer Pedro Perez-Sardu
Shona folklore play, Cuban writer Pedro Perez-Sarduy and actor Joseph Kumbela from Zaire
Heroes
Panel discussion on the African heroes of sport, music and politics
What Your Hair Says About You
Zambian curly perms, advertising and storytelling
Culture and Identity
Profile of Sahrawi refugee camp in Algeria, home to 200,000 people
Writer Biyi Bandele
Nigerian writer Biyi Bandele-Thomas talks about his screenplay Not Even God is Wise Enough