Lost kingdoms of Africa

Resource Information

The work Lost kingdoms of Africa represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Santa Clara County Library District. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Lost kingdoms of Africa

Statement of responsibility

series producers, Michael Simkin, Ross Harper ; an IWC Media Production for BBC

Contributor

• IWC Media
• Wilson, David, (Television director)
• Schofield, Keith
• Simkin, Michael
• Hall, Ishbel
• Athena (Firm)
• Casely-Hayford, Gus
• Acorn Media (Firm)
• Matthews, Vaughan
• British Broadcasting Corporation
• Harper, Ross, (Documentary television producer)

Cinematographer

• Schofield, Keith
• Matthews, Vaughan

Director

• Wilson, David, (Television director)
• Simkin, Michael
• Hall, Ishbel
• Harper, Ross, (Documentary television producer)

Host

• Casely-Hayford, Gus

Producer

• Simkin, Michael
• Harper, Ross, (Documentary television producer)

Subject

• Television mini-series
• Antiquities
• Nubia -- History
• Benin
• Africa -- Nubia
• Solomon, King of Israel
• Documentary television programs
• History
• Sheba, Queen of
• Television mini-series
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Benin -- Antiquities
• Solomon, King of Israel
• Mali
• Nonfiction television programs
• Historic sites -- Africa
• To 1498
• Ethiopia -- History
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Great Zimbabwe (Extinct city)
• Bronzes
• Africa
• Bronzes -- Nigeria
• Nonfiction television programs
• Zimbabwe -- Great Zimbabwe (Extinct city)
• Sheba, Queen of
• Bronzes -- Mali
• Documentary television programs
• Africa -- History -- To 1498
• Ethiopia
• Historic sites
• Nigeria

Genre

• Nonfiction television programs
• Television mini-series
• Documentary television programs
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• History

Language

• eng
• eng
• eng

Summary

• Join art historian and host Dr. Gus Casely-Hayford as he uncovers Africa's hidden past by looking at ancient sites and antiquities
• Nubia: "Starting in the desert north of Khartoum in modern Sudan, Casely-Hayford journeys to the ancient sites of Kerma, Jebel Barkal, and Meroë to explore a long-lost kingdom that apparently fell victim to climate change"--Container
• Ethiopia: "Did the emperors of Ethiopia really descend from the biblical King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba? Casely-Hayford surveys the Judeo-Christian influences in the land's art, language, and architecture, dating back centuries"--Container
• Great Zimbabwe. "Shrouded in mystery, the ruins of Great Zimbabwe rise from an unlikely spot in Africa's interior. Casely-Hayford traces an ancient gold-trading route inland from the eastern coast and explores the city that served as its source"--Container
• West Africa. "The magnificent Benin bronzes in the British Museum inspire Casely-Hayford to undertake a quest for their origin. The search takes him to modern-day Nigeria and Mali, where the art of fine metalworking has thrived for generations"--Container

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Camera, Keith Schofield, Vaughan Matthews ; editors, Alastair Auld, Tim Young, Benjie Bateman, Steven Love, Sally Hilton

Dewey number

960

Language note

In English, with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)

LC call number

• DT25
• DT20

LC item number

• .L67 2010
• .L67 2010

PerformerNote

Presented by Dr. Gus Casely-Hayford

Runtime

216

Technique

live action