Season 2

2012-01-30 · 60m

Asante in West Africa was a kingdom that was built on gold and slaves, which ensured its important place in an economy that linked three continents.

2012-02-06 · 60m

In South Africa, Gus Casely-Hayford visits evocative sites in Zulu history and searches for the secrets behind the Zulu's cultural power and military strength.

2012-02-13 · 60m

Gus Casely-Hayford visits Morocco, once the centre of a vast kingdom created by African Berbers that stretched from northern Spain to West Africa.

2012-02-20 · 60m

Gus Casely-Hayford visits Uganda to explore how Bunyoro saw its dominance challenged by the rise of Buganda, a neighbouring kingdom on the shores of Lake Victoria.