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A series about the history of Africa with Basil Davidson. It was produced in a collaboration between Channel 4, the Nigerian Television Authority and RM Arts in 1984 and consisted of eight parts in four episodes. The film received the Gold Award from the 1984 International Film and Television Festival of New York. Each part is around an hour long.
- Status
- Ended
- Production
- Channel 4 Television
Keywords
- africa
- colonisation
- west african
- african history
- history
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Top Cast
Basil Davidson as Narrator
Top Crew
Basil Davidson · Writer
Ivan Strasburg · Cinematographer
Graham Shipham · Editor
Martin Walsh · Editor
John Percival · Producer
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