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)
The Resource 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)
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)
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The item 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) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Waubonsee Community College.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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The item 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) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Waubonsee Community College.
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- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Full screen version.
- Extent
- 3 videodiscs (approximately 330 min.)
- Note
-
- Issued in one container
- Originally produced for television in 1998
- Bonus DVD features: six exclusive musical performances not seen in the PBS broadcast
- 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.)
- Isbn
- 9780793697069
- Label
- Wonders of the African world : with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
- Title
- Wonders of the African world
- Title remainder
- with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
- Statement of responsibility
- 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)
- Subject
-
- Ethnographic television programs
- Ethnographic television programs
- History
- Africa
- Educational television programs
- Educational television programs
- Documentary television programs
- Documentary television programs
- Civilization
- Manners and customs
- Nonfiction television programs
- Nonfiction television programs
- Travel
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Africa -- Social life and customs
- Africa -- Description and travel
- Africa -- History
- Africa -- Civilization
- Language
- eng
- 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
- Cataloging source
- RIU
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- Credits note
- Executive producer, Jonathan Hewes ; series producer, Ben Goold. ; editors, Trevor Williamson (Timbuktu, Holy Land, Swahili) [and others] ; music, Tama (Timbuktu) [and others]
- Dewey number
- 960
- Intended audience
- Not rated
- Language note
- English, 2.0 stereo; Closed-captioned
- LC call number
-
- DT14
- DT14
- LC item number
-
- .G3852 2011
- .W66 2011
- PerformerNote
- Narrator/guide: Henry Louis Gates, Jr
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Tama
- Gates, Henry Louis
- Goold, Ben
- Colton, Nicola
- Godwin, Nick
- Appio, Helena
- Hewes, Jonathan
- Williamson, Trevor
- Wall to Wall Television
- British Broadcasting Corporation
- Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
- ITEL (Firm)
- PBS Distribution (Firm)
- Runtime
- 330
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Africa
- Africa
- Africa
- Africa
- Civilization
- Manners and customs
- Travel
- Africa
- Technique
- live action
- 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)
- Note
-
- Issued in one container
- Originally produced for television in 1998
- Bonus DVD features: six exclusive musical performances not seen in the PBS broadcast
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- stereophonic
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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.)
- Control code
- ocn731202281
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Edition
- Full screen version.
- Extent
- 3 videodiscs (approximately 330 min.)
- Isbn
- 9780793697069
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 841887002073
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Publisher number
- WOAF600
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o731202281
- (OCoLC)731202281
- System details
- DVD; Region 1, NTSC, full screen, stereo
- Video recording format
- DVD
- 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)
- Note
-
- Issued in one container
- Originally produced for television in 1998
- Bonus DVD features: six exclusive musical performances not seen in the PBS broadcast
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- stereophonic
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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.)
- Control code
- ocn731202281
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Edition
- Full screen version.
- Extent
- 3 videodiscs (approximately 330 min.)
- Isbn
- 9780793697069
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 841887002073
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Publisher number
- WOAF600
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o731202281
- (OCoLC)731202281
- System details
- DVD; Region 1, NTSC, full screen, stereo
- Video recording format
- DVD
Subject
- Ethnographic television programs
- Ethnographic television programs
- History
- Africa
- Educational television programs
- Educational television programs
- Documentary television programs
- Documentary television programs
- Civilization
- Manners and customs
- Nonfiction television programs
- Nonfiction television programs
- Travel
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Africa -- Social life and customs
- Africa -- Description and travel
- Africa -- History
- Africa -- Civilization
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