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 · 15 November 2008
The recently deceased singer Miriam Makeba had a sublime voice, and charmed audiences all over the world. She was also a tireless campaigner, first against apartheid, then against social injustice …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 8 November 2008
3/3 programmes examining what life is like for the 20 million or so Africans living abroad comes from Jamaica. Are the historical links between the motherland and the island still …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 1 November 2008
2/3 programmes examining what life is like for the 20 million or so Africans living abroad. Miriam Quansah is in Washington DC, Texas and Georgia to meet African students all …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 25 October 2008
1/4 programmes looking at what life is like for Africans living away from home. Africans living in Denmark talk about what brought them to the 'small and chilly Nordic country'.
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 18 October 2008
Remembering the life and music of South African reggae star Lucky Dube on the 1st anniversary of his death. Victim of a botched car-jacking in Johannesburg, he was loved all …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 11 October 2008
Zimbabwean journalist-turned-farmer David Mwanaka is one of only two registered black farmers in the UK. Six years ago he began growing white maize and white sweet corn. Now his business …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 4 October 2008
A discussion on public broadcasting in Africa with a panel of media professionals including BBC Director General Mark Thompson, Kenya's director of KBC David Waweru, media executive Wachira Waruru and …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 27 September 2008
A look at the direct impact of high international fuel prices on the fishing industry and cost of food in Mauritania. Includes interviews with Mauritanian fishermen, market traders, food importer …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 13 September 2008
3/4 programmes on environmental issues in Africa. The personal journey to environmental hero of Mozambican singer Feliciano dos Santos. He contracted polio as a child because of contaminated water. Now …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 6 September 2008
2/4 programmes on environmental issues in Africa. A look at what communities in Cairo, Egypt and Durban, South Africa are doing to fight pollution and improve life there. Initiatives include …