Africa, the world's wildest continent. David Attenborough takes us on an awe-inspiring journey through one of the most diverse places in the world. We visit deserts, savannas, and jungles and meet up with some of Africa's amazing wildlife.
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⭐8.3/10117 votes
Quick facts
First Aired
2013
Seasons
1
Episodes
6
TMDB Rating
⭐ 8.3/10
Votes
117
Genre
Documentary
Status
Ended
Network
BBC One
Language
EN
Seasons
S01E01
Kalahari
⭐ 8.8
Jan 2, 201357 min
The series opens in Africa's south west corner and features the wildlife and landscapes of the Kalahari and Namib deserts. Starlight cameras reveal previously unfilmed nocturnal be…
S01E02
Savannah
⭐ 8.4
Jan 9, 201357 min
East Africa is the subject of the second programme, from the glaciated peaks of the Rwenzori Mountains to the savannahs and caustic soda lakes of the Great Rift Valley. The filmmak…
S01E03
Congo
⭐ 8.7
Jan 16, 201357 min
The third episode visits the Congo basin and features some of the creatures which inhabit its two million square miles of jungle. In the canopy, a chimpanzee is filmed extracting h…
S01E04
Cape
⭐ 8.7
Jan 23, 201357 min
The fourth instalment shows how Southern Africa is influenced by two very different ocean currents. The warm Agulhas Current generates rainfall in Mozambique's interior, where butt…
S01E05
Sahara
⭐ 8.5
Jan 30, 201358 min
The penultimate episode opens in the cedar forests of the Atlas Mountains, where Barbary macaques have become isolated from other primates by the expanding Sahara. Aerial photograp…
S01E06
The Future
⭐ 7.8
Feb 6, 201358 min
David Attenborough meets a baby rhino and wonders what the future holds for it.