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The rulers of Benin in Nigeria, the Oba, traditionally spend much of their time performing rituals designed to enhance their own power and the prosperity of their subjects. This film record of the rituals...
A video-based package, with film of songs and dances carried out by the wives of King Gbèfa (1948-1976) from the palace at Porto-Novo in Benin. The women sing long poems ‘a capella’ while resting on...
With the conquest by the British of the city states of Benin in 1897, the bronzes used in many of the ceremonies designed to honor the Oba (the divine ruler) were released onto the art market and now fetch...
Dramatisation of a visit to the British Museum by two Africans who discover African art, specifically Benin bronzes, hidden in the basement. An exposé of the policies of European colonial regimes which, in...
In one of his first series after resigning as Controller of BBC2 and returning to programme-making, David Attenborough looks at art in tribal societies. During the eight programmes he visits a cliff-dwelling...
Based on ‘The Times Atlas of World History’, the series of 26 30-minute programmes presents the history of mankind on a global scale. It uses specially designed animated maps, computer-generated graphics...
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