Wonders of the African world / Wall to Wall Television for BBC and PBS in association with ITEL ; written and presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; directors, Nicola Colton, Nick Godwin, Helena Appio.

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Wall to Wall Television British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) PBS Home Video
Other Authors:	Gates, Henry Louis, Jr Goold, Ben Colton, Nicola Godwin, Nick Appio, Helena
Language:	English
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	[Alexandria, Va.] : Distributed by PBS Home Video, [2004], ©2004.
Edition:	Full screen version.
Subjects:	Africa > Civilization. Africa > History. Africa > Description and travel. Africa > Social life and customs. Civilization. Manners and customs. Travel. Africa. Television mini-series. Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. History.
Genre:	Television mini-series. Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. History.
Physical Description:	3 videodiscs (approximately 330 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Contents:

[disc 1]. Black kingdoms of the Nile ; The Swahili coast
[disc 2]. The slave kingdoms ; The Holy Land
[disc 3]. The road to Timbuktu ; Lost cities of the South.