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Wildest Africa

Season 1
Africa is a land of epic natural spectacles and staggering beauty It is also truly wild at heart This series doesnrsquot just present wildlife ndash it brings it to life with the microscopic detail of the smallest ant and the pounding heart of a lion
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Okavango Water in the Desert

    May 30, 2010
    52min
    7+
    The Okavango Delta a huge emerald oasis in the burning heat of the Kalahari desert is fed by the Okavango River and this perpetual cycle of wet and dry is the lifeblood of this extraordinary natural Eden
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  2. S1 E2 - Namibia: Sands of Time

    May 30, 2010
    52min
    7+
    Namibia is an arid, rough land. However, it has been inhabited for thousands of years, by people as well as animals, and shows no sign of losing popularity with either.
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  3. S1 E3 - Ngorongoro Born of Fire

    June 1, 2010
    52min
    7+
    Ngorongoro is thought to have formed about 25m years ago from a large volcano whose cone collapsed inward after a major eruption leaving the present vast unbroken crater as its landmark This fertile land is full of wildlife from cunning hyenas and proud lions to vast herds of wildebeest and elephants
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  4. S1 E4 - Zambezi Wild Water

    May 31, 2010
    52min
    7+
    The Zambezi is one of Africas most influential rivers Millions of people rely on it and it supports some of the continents most spectacular wildlife The great river matures and changes as it stretches for nearly 3000km carving the landscape it passes But the Zambezis long and winding journey destroys as well as creates
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  5. S1 E5 - Nile An African Odyssey

    June 1, 2010
    52min
    7+
    The Nile is the longest river in the world It flows for 6730km from deep in the heart of Africa all the way to the Mediterranean coast Ancient Egypt one of historys most powerful civilizations depended hugely upon it Each year it flooded replenishing the fields with fertile silt This automatic irrigation fuelled the ancient Egyptian economy
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  6. S1 E6 - Virungas Land of Ice and Fire

    June 1, 2010
    52min
    7+
    The Virunga Mountains are the embodiment of western fantasies about deep dark Africa Located at the very center of the continent this string of volcanoes straddles the western branch of a huge system of cliffbounded valleys known as the Great African Rift Its also home to some of the worlds most iconic animals ndash including the African great apes
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  7. S1 E7 - Madagascar Island of Monsters

    June 2, 2010
    52min
    7+
    Madagascar is truly a weird and wonderful land ndash a playground of evolution that some of the weirdest animals in the world call home Isolated on an island of extreme and magicallooking locations life has adapted and diversified With few predators numbers have proliferated and natural selection has gone mad Madagascar really is an island of monsters
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  8. S1 E8 - Mount Kenya African Heart of Ice

    June 2, 2010
    52min
    7+
    Straddling the equator Mount Kenya soars over 5km into the air It is the secondhighest mountain in Africa At its summit temperatures fluctuate from over 30C when the sun is overhead to below freezing when night falls This film reveals the plants and animals that have evolved to survive in one of the earths most hostile environments
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  9. S1 E9 - Cape Coast Where Worlds Collide

    June 3, 2010
    52min
    7+
    Stretching 1500 miles from the frigid waters of Cape Point to the subtropical seas of Kwazulu Natal Africas Cape Coast is where irresistible forces meet immovable objects Powerful waves have pounded this coastline for over 160m years ndash since Africa was torn from the ancestral landmass of Gondwana This collision of land and sea creates a unique environment where plants flourish
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  10. S1 E10 - Congo: the Untamed Heart

    June 3, 2010
    52min
    7+
    Known for centuries as Africa's Dark Heart, the Congo is a multi-layered, three-dimensional world, seething with innumerable species. By peeling back the layers, we discover how this vast rainforest works, and expose the hidden lives of its inhabitants.
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  11. S1 E11 - Sahara Life on the Edge

    June 4, 2010
    52min
    7+
    The Sahara is the largest desert in the world ndash covering a third of the entire African continent and one of the hottest driest places on earth According to legend it is a land of terrible thirst an endless empty ocean of sand Yet there is life here Unique creatures adapted to one of the harshest environments on earth nbsp
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  12. S1 E12 - Lake Turkana Land of the Crocodile

    June 4, 2010
    52min
    7+
    The largest of Africas Rift valley lakes Lake Turkana stretches 250km south of the border with Ethiopia Turkana is at the heart of one of the harshest landscapes on the planet where temperatures sometimes soar to a blistering 50C and the land is buffeted by relentless hot desert winds Despite this hostile environment man and beast have worked out a way to survive
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  13. S1 E13 - Ethiopia Land of Extremes

    June 5, 2010
    52min
    7+
    Landlocked and surrounded by five countries Ethiopia is one of east Africas forgotten lands Passive deserts seethe with fire and cloudpiercing peaks shield a secret Eden of canyons and clifftops teeming with life Ethiopias highland wilderness is a haven for a whole host of specialist hunters who have adapted and perfected unique strategies to survive
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Directors

Bill Markham

Producers

Allison Bean

Studio

MagellanTV; Magellan TV
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