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African Perspective

Documentaries on all aspects of Africa - from politics to history, from music to conflict

World Service,510 episodes

Episodes

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New Laws in South Africa
South Africans respond to the proposed constitutional changes
25 Jan 1980,30 mins
Pope John Paul II in Africa
Pope John Paul II's visit to Africa
23 May 1980,29 mins
Mau Mau Uprising
Report on the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya and its effects on the country 30 years later
03 Feb 1984,31 mins
Uganda's President Milton Obote
Discussion of the Ugandan Bush War and the forthcoming 1985 Ugandan elections
08 Feb 1985,30 mins
African Boxing Champions
And what are the prospects for Africa's boxers at the international level?
22 Mar 1985,30 mins
Nigerian Author Chinua Achebe
On writing fiction and children's books, Nigerian politics and religion
23 Jul 1986,31 mins
25 Years of an Independent Algeria
What happened to the socialist idealism of the newly-independent Algeria?
01 Jan 1987,31 mins
The Assassination of President Sankara
What events led to Sankara's death and what caused the fall of his government?
25 Oct 1987,29 mins
Organisation of African Unity 25th Anniversary
Why and how the organisation came into being
15 May 1988,29 mins
The Killer Lake of Cameroon
What happened to the survivors of the Lake Nyos disaster?
02 Sep 1988,29 mins
Gold Fever in Burkina Faso
Marco Werman tracks the journey of gold in one of Africa's poorest countries
25 Aug 1989,29 mins
Cars in Africa
Cars, the people that own them, look after them and travel in them
11 Nov 1989,29 mins
Educational Crisis in Sierra Leone
Teachers, who hadn't been paid, went on strike - an indepth look at the problem
01 Jan 1990,29 mins
The Gossip Box - a History of Radio in Africa, Part One
Radio's role in becoming an indispensable tool in the spread of ideas across Africa
01 Jan 1990,29 mins
The Gossip Box - a History of Radio in Africa Part Four
How radio can improve the quality of people's lives
01 Jan 1990,29 mins
The Gossip Box - a History of Radio in Africa Part Three
Foreign broadcasters such as Voice of America, BBC, Radio South Africa and Radio Moscow
01 Jan 1990,30 mins
The Gossip Box, the History of Radio in Africa, Part Two
How have African politicians used radio?
01 Jan 1990,29 mins
Guinea
A tour of Guinea-Conakry and a look at the legacy of Sékou Touré's time as president
01 Jan 1990,29 mins
Ethiopian Education System
Ethiopia's Ministry for Education made education via radio a priority for young children
06 Jan 1990,29 mins
Mbuya Nehanda Nyakasikana
Find out how Mbuya Nehanda inspired a revolt against the British in 1896
15 Feb 1990,29 mins
Nigerian Poetry and Music
Impressions about living in Nigeria over the last 50 years through words, poetry and music
08 Apr 1990,29 mins
Anniversary of the Independence of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe gained independence in April 1980, when Zanu PF and Robert Mugabe were elected
11 Apr 1990,29 mins
From the Kremlin to the Cape Part One
The Sacred War - The struggle against colonialism aided by Communism
20 Apr 1990,29 mins
From The Kremlin To The Cape Part Two
How the USSR helped to free Africa's countries of colonial rule
27 Apr 1990,29 mins
From The Kremlin To The Cape, Part Three
The theory and practice of Soviet aid for Africa
06 May 1990,29 mins
From The Kremlin To The Cape, Part Four
The introduction of multi-party democracy and the demise of Marxist-Leninism
13 May 1990,30 mins
The Prospects for Economic Change in South Africa
Land issues, farming, private enterprise and business in a post-apartheid South Africa
29 Jun 1990,29 mins
Western Sahara Land Dispute
Moroccans say they have a historic claim and Polisario Front are fighting for independence
06 Jul 1990,29 mins
A Woman's View of Islam
How Islam affects women in Africa - in Egypt, Somalia, Nigeria and Tunisia
13 Jul 1990,29 mins
French African Colonies
Relationship between France and its former African colonies
17 Aug 1990,29 mins