Sahara
David Attenborough's breathtaking journey through Africa. In the Sahara Desert, huge zebras battle for resources, camels seek water, and tiny swallows search for an oasis.
Northern Africa is home to the greatest desert on earth - the Sahara.
On the fringes, huge zebras battle over dwindling resources and naked mole rats avoid the heat by living a bizarre underground existence.
Within the desert, where the sand dunes 'sing', camels seek out water with the help of their herders and tiny swallows navigate across thousands of square miles to find a solitary oasis.
This is a story of an apocalypse and how, when nature is overrun, some are forced to flee, some endure, but a few seize the opportunity to establish a new order.
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Clips
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Recording the soundtrack for Africa
Duration: 03:08
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Moving sand dunes
Duration: 01:15
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Race for life
Duration: 02:48
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Singing dunes
Duration: 01:21
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | David Attenborough |
| Executive Producer | Michael Gunton |
| Series Producer | James Honeyborne |
| Producer | Verity White |
| Producer | Matthew Wright |
Broadcasts
- Wed 30 Jan 201321:00BBC One except Northern Ireland
- Sun 3 Feb 201317:00BBC One HD, Scotland HD, Northern Ireland HD, London, North East & Cumbria & 2 more only
Sun 17 Mar 201318:00BBC HD- Sat 19 Oct 201319:00
- Sun 20 Oct 201301:10
- Mon 21 Oct 201323:30
- Thu 2 Jan 201409:00
- Fri 27 Feb 201514:45BBC Two except Wales
- Fri 27 Feb 201516:45BBC Two Wales
- Thu 1 Oct 201515:45
- Fri 22 Jul 201615:10
- Wed 1 Mar 201716:15
- Tue 3 Jul 201821:00
- Wed 4 Jul 201802:00
- Mon 26 Aug 201920:00
- Sat 31 Aug 201920:00
- Thu 19 Oct 202319:00
- Fri 20 Oct 202300:20





