Africa - Season 1

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Air Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2013
Average Rating: ⭐ 8.3 (109 votes)
BBC One6 Episodes

Kalahari
Season 1 - Episode 1
The series opens in Africa's south west corner and features the wildlife and landscapes of the Kalahari and Namib deserts. Starlight cameras...

Savannah
Season 1 - Episode 2
East Africa is the subject of the second programme, from the glaciated peaks of the Rwenzori Mountains to the savannahs and caustic soda lak...

Congo
Season 1 - Episode 3
The third episode visits the Congo basin and features some of the creatures which inhabit its two million square miles of jungle. In the can...

Cape
Season 1 - Episode 4
The fourth instalment shows how Southern Africa is influenced by two very different ocean currents. The warm Agulhas Current generates rainf...

Sahara
Season 1 - Episode 5
The penultimate episode opens in the cedar forests of the Atlas Mountains, where Barbary macaques have become isolated from other primates b...

The Future
Season 1 - Episode 6
David Attenborough meets a baby rhino and wonders what the future holds for it.