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Africa: A Voyage of Discovery

1984 · 1 season

A calm, scholarly guided journey through centuries of African history, rich with places and ideas but unhurried and talky.

Genres
Documentary
Starring
Basil Davidson
Overview
A series about the history of Africa with Basil Davidson. It was produced in a collaboration between Channel 4, the Nigerian Television Authority and RM Arts in 1984 and consisted of eight parts in four episodes. The film received the Gold Award from the 1984 International Film and Television Festival of New York. Each part is around an hour long.

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Genres
Documentary
Starring
Basil Davidson
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • colonialism
  • power
  • race
  • identity
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
documentary
Written by
Basil Davidson
Starring
Basil Davidson
Cinematography
Ivan Strasburg
Length
1 seasons, 8 episodes
Network
Channel 4
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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