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A history of 20th century in 26 parts as seen from the point of view of the ordinary people who have lived through the events. Includes interviews and extensive archive footage. 16: The fight against...
Series telling how South Africa’s white minority government eventually came to hand over power to the African National Congress.
A portrait of Nelson Mandela, filmed during the campaign that resulted in 15 million black South Africans having the chance to vote for the first time for a government of their choice. It explores...
The play ‘Madmen and Specialists’, which is set in Nigeria after a bitter civil war, presents a series of characters - comic, sinister, traditional and modern, who have been and are being affected by...
Sir Laurens van der Post, who has devoted much of his life to the plight of the disappearing Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert, lectures to the Royal Geographical Society on exploration, recalling his original...
A drama/dance adaptation of a collection of poems by Grace Nichols. By drawing on elements of African culture such as music, sorcery and magic, it tells of a spiritual journey of an African woman taken in...
Volcanoes of the East African Rift provide first-hand evidence of the evolution of continental lithosphere. Discusses the history of crustal and mantle processes thought to occur under the rift. Describes...
Documentary which exposes how the South African export trade is used to fund apartheid. Asks what, if any, is the responsibility of the individual British consumer in the light of the fact that in 1988...
Explores the work of African film-makers, particularly the renewed interest in the traditions of indigenous cultures to articulate new film languages. Leading African film-makers discuss the social and...
Documentary recounting the history of apartheid in South Africa.
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