African Perspective
British Broadcasting Corporation
Documentaries on all aspects of Africa - from politics to history, from music to conflict.
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BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 18 September 2010
A look back at the 50 year history of African performance drama productions on the BBC World Service. Jenny Horrocks trawls the archives to see how the output, presentation style, …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 11 September 2010
On 12th September 1977 the leader of the Black Conscious Movement Bantu Steve Biko, was murdered while in police custody. Carolyn Dempster explores his legacy in South Africa. Includes an …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 4 September 2010
In Koubri, Burkina Faso, 24 nuns follow the rule of St Benedict, the founder of western monasticism. They rarely leave their convent, singing psalms and praying 8 times a day. …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 28 August 2010
Martin Shikuku was campaigning for human rights and good governance in Kenya long before the country gained its independence. An interview with him now as Kenya finally adopts a new …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 21 August 2010
The cultural significance of the yam. The west African yam season is a time to eat one of Africa's favourite tubers. But the yam is not just a food crop, …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 7 August 2010
In central Ghana, the Ga people take pride in according their departed members a fitting send off in decorated caskets. These are a status symbol reflecting the personality of the …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 31 July 2010
Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka talks about his early life, his love for the written word, his passion for politics and how his hair gives him away every time.
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 24 July 2010
Martin Vogl follows the case of one family in a recent spate of children disappearing in Mali. Families allege their children are being targeted for illegal adoption.
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 17 July 2010
Zimbabwean Deputy Prime Minister Thokozani Khuphe talks to Veronique Edwards about her role as Vice Chair of the Movement for Democratic Change. She discusses Zimbabwe's progress since the formation of …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 5 June 2010
An interview with the First Lady of Sierra Leone, Sia Koroma. She was a refugee during the civil war and spent nine years in Britain working as a nurse in …