Bibliograph

Wonders of the African world, with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., produced by Wall to Wall Television for BBC and PBS in association with ITEL ; written and presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; directors, Nicola Colton (Slave Kingdoms, Black Kingdoms), Nick Godwin (Holy Land, Timbuktu, Swahili), Helena Appio (Lost Cities)

Type

Label

Wonders of the African world, with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., produced by Wall to Wall Television for BBC and PBS in association with ITEL ; written and presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; directors, Nicola Colton (Slave Kingdoms, Black Kingdoms), Nick Godwin (Holy Land, Timbuktu, Swahili), Helena Appio (Lost Cities)

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Not rated

Main title

Wonders of the African world

Oclc number

731202281

Responsibility statement

produced by Wall to Wall Television for BBC and PBS in association with ITEL ; written and presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; directors, Nicola Colton (Slave Kingdoms, Black Kingdoms), Nick Godwin (Holy Land, Timbuktu, Swahili), Helena Appio (Lost Cities)

Runtime

330

Sub title

with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Summary

This documentary presents Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on a journey from Zanzibar to Timbuktu, the Nile River Valley to Great Zimbabwe, the slave coast of Guinea to the medieval monasteries of Ethiopia in search of the lost wonders of the African world

Table Of Contents

[disc 1] The black kingdoms of the Nile ; The Swahili coast ; bonus DVD features (106 min.) -- [disc 2] The slave kingdoms ; The Holy Land (106 mins.) -- [disc 3] The road to Timbuktu ; Lost cities of the South (106 mins.)

Technique

live action

Classification

Contributor