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S1 E10 Congo: the Untamed Heart

Documentary

NR

52 minutes

Jan 1, 2011

Known for centuries as Africa's Dark Heart, the Congo is a multi-layered, three-dimensional world, seething with innumerable species. By peeling back the layers, we discover how this vast rainforest works, and expose the hidden lives of its inhabitants.

Season 1, 14 Episodes

Season 1 (14 Episodes)

Okavango: Water in the Desert,

The Okavango Delta, a huge emerald oasis in the burning heart of the Kalahari desert, is fed by the Okavango River and this perpetual cycle of wet and dry is the lifeblood of this extraordinary natural Eden.

Namibia: Sands of Time,

Namibia is an arid, rough land. However, it has been inhabited for thousands of years, by people as well as animals, and shows no sign of losing popularity with either.

Ngorongoro: Born of Fire,

Ngorongoro is thought to have formed about 2.5 million years ago from a large volcano, whose cone collapsed inward after a major eruption. This fertile land is full of wildlife, from cunning hyena and proud lions to vast herds of wildebeest and elephants.

Zambezi: Wild Water,

The Zambezi is one of Africa's most influential rivers. It supports some of the continent's most spectacular wildlife. However, the Zambezi's long and winding journey destroys, as well as creates.

Nile: An African Odyssey,

The Nile is the longest river in the world. Ancient Egypt, one of the history's most powerful civilizations, depended hugely upon it. Each year, it flooded, replenishing the fields with fertile silt. This automatic irrigation fueled Egypt's economy.

Virungas: Land of Ice and Fire,

It's home to some of the world's most iconic animals including the African great apes.

Madagascar: Islands of Monsters,

Madagascar is truly a weird and wonderful land. Isolated on an island of extreme and magical looking locations, life has adapted and diversified. With few predators, numbers have proliferated and natural selection has gone mad.

Mount Kenya: African Heart of Ice,

Mount Kenya soars over 5km into the air. It is the second highest mountain in Africa. At its summit, temperatures fluctuate from over 30 degrees celsius to below freezing.

Cape Coast: Where Worlds Collide,

Stretching 1,500 miles from the frigid waters of Cape Point to the sub-tropical seas of Kwazulu- Natal, Africa's Cape Coast is where irresistible force meets an immoveable object.

Congo: the Untamed Heart,

Known for centuries as Africa's Dark Heart, the Congo is a multi-layered, three-dimensional world, seething with innumerable species. By peeling back the layers, we discover how this vast rainforest works, and expose the hidden lives of its inhabitants.

Sahara: Life on the Edge,

The Sahara is the largest desert in the world. According to legend, it is a land of terrible thirst, an endless, empty ocean of sand. Yet there is life here. Unique creatures adapted to one of the harshest environments on earth.

Lake Turkana: Land of the Crocodile,

The largest of Africa's Rift valley lakes, Lake Turkana is at the heart of one of the harshest landscapes on the planet. Despite its hostile environment, man and beast have both worked out a way to survive.

Ethiopia: Land of Extremes,

Landlocked and surrounded by five countries, Ethiopia is one of east Africa's forgotten lands. Seemingly passive deserts in fact seethe with fire, and cloud-piercing peaks shield a secret Eden of canyons and cliff-tops teeming with life.

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Africa is a land of epic natural spectacles and staggering beauty. It is also, truly, wild at heart. This series doesn't just present wildlife - it brings it to life, with the microscopic detail of the smallest ant, and the pounding heart of a lion.

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Wildest Africa

Documentary

1 Season

52 minutes

Africa is a land of epic natural spectacles and staggering beauty. It is also, truly, wild at heart. This series doesn't just present wildlife - it brings it to life, with the microscopic detail of the smallest ant, and the pounding heart of a lion.

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