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The ERA Video Streaming Platform | Geography | Case Studies

African case studies

03: South Africa | Africa Rising with Afua Hirsch

03: South Africa | Africa Rising with Afua Hirsch

African case studies | BBC Two | 2023 | 58'44''

Afua Hirsch discovers new art, music and theatre in South Africa's townships as she explores creativity emerging in amapian...

02: Nigeria | Africa Rising with Afua Hirsch

02: Nigeria | Africa Rising with Afua Hirsch

African case studies | BBC Two | 2023 | 58'51''

Afua Hirsch explores the energy and ambition of Nigerian fashion, film and music, asking what drives young Nigerians to succeed ...

01: Morocco | Africa Rising with Afua Hirsch

01: Morocco | Africa Rising with Afua Hirsch

African case studies | BBC Two | 2023 | 58'59''

Afua explores how a younger generation of Moroccan creatives are transforming old traditions into thrilling new music, art, weav...

2: Western Sahara to Libya | Tropic of Cancer with Simon Reeve

2: Western Sahara to Libya | Tropic of Cancer with Simon Reeve

African case studies | BBC Two | 2010 | 59'16''

The second leg of Simon Reeve's journey sees him dodge the Moroccan secret police in Western Sahara and travel...

Episode 3 | Mediterranean with Simon Reeve

Episode 3 | Mediterranean with Simon Reeve

African case studies | BBC Two | 2018 | 58'17''

Simon Reeve embarks on the third leg of his four-part journey around the Mediterranean, travelling through Libya, Tunisia and acro...

Madagascar | The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan

Madagascar | The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan

African case studies | BBC Two | 2024 | 58'13''

In Madagascar, Rom hikes razor-sharp rocks, encounters alarming delicacies, and comes face to face with the island's leg...

Rwanda | The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan

Rwanda | The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan

African case studies | BBC Two | 2024 | 58'05''

Romesh travels to Rwanda to discover its unique culture, experience incredible wildlife and find out how the country has hea...

Uganda | The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan

Uganda | The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan

African case studies | BBC Two | 2024 | 58'13''

Romesh visits Uganda, where is he hosted by a princess who attempts to expand his knowledge of the stunning country beyond t...

S3E2: Sierra Leone | The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan

S3E2: Sierra Leone | The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan

African case studies | BBC Two | 2022 | 58'18''

Romesh visits Sierra Leone, a country with a dark past but hopes for the future. With Gwyn Jay Allen as a guide,...

S2E5: Christmas – The Sahara | The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan

S2E5: Christmas – The Sahara | The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan

African case studies | BBC Two | 2019 | 59'03''

Rom visits the Sahara Desert. Guided by Bobo, a local of Berber descent, Rom discovers a place t...

S2E1: Zimbabwe | The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan

S2E1: Zimbabwe | The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan

African case studies | BBC Two | 2019 | 58'51''

Romesh travels around Zimbabwe, gets caught in biblical lightning storms, re-enacts the film Titanic on a Lake Karib...

Kenya – An Introduction to Kenya | Primary Geography

Kenya – An Introduction to Kenya | Primary Geography

African case studies | BBC Two | 2007 | 9'01''

Educational programme for 9-11 year olds looking at where Kenya is in relation to the rest of the world. It goes o...

Ethiopia | The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan

Ethiopia | The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan

African case studies | BBC Two | 2018 | 58'46''

Romesh Ranganathan travels to some of the most unlikely places for a holiday. Romesh heads to Ethiopia. Will he find a war...

1: Africa | Equator

1: Africa | Equator

African case studies | BBC Two | 2006 | 59'16''

Documentary series in which Simon Reeve travels around the equator. In Africa, he catches malaria in Gabon, goes rafting on the Nile and witnesses a bull...

Collecting Water in Mali | Little Human Planet

Collecting Water in Mali | Little Human Planet

African case studies | CBeebies | 2011 | 4'52''

In Mali, Africa, three-year-old Edjongon helps her mother collect water from a well.

Collecting Water in Samburu Land | Little Human Planet

Collecting Water in Samburu Land | Little Human Planet

African case studies | CBeebies | 2011 | 4'47''

We meet five-year-old Nintujigwa, who lives in Samburu Land in Kenya, Africa.

Living in Ethiopia and North Canada | Little Human Planet

Living in Ethiopia and North Canada | Little Human Planet

African case studies | CBeebies | 2011 | 5'02''

We meet two six-year-old girls living in Ethiopia and North Canada.

Helping in Mali | Little Human Planet

Helping in Mali | Little Human Planet

African case studies | CBeebies | 2011 | 5'00''

In Mali, Africa, four-year-old Mama Kayentan and his dad mend their home using mud.

Salt-Mining in Danakil | The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan

Salt-Mining in Danakil | The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan

African case studies | BBC Two | 2018 | 6'16''

Romesh Ranganathan visits Danakil, the hottest place in the world, and joins a local salt-mining trek.

Market in Addis Ababa | The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan

Market in Addis Ababa | The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan

African case studies | BBC Two | 2018 | 4'01''

Romesh Ranganathan visits the second-busiest market in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.

Misconceptions of today’s Ethiopia | The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan

Misconceptions of today’s Ethiopia | The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan

African case studies | BBC Two | 2018 | 3'39''

Romesh Ranganathan discusses with Mike, his guide and an anthropologist, the misconception...

Landmine Detecting Rats | Tropic of Capricorn with Simon Reeve

Landmine Detecting Rats | Tropic of Capricorn with Simon Reeve

African case studies | BBC Two | 2008 | 3'20''

In Mozambique, Simone Reeve meets rats trained to search for landmines which still pose a danger after the war.

Luxury Tourism and Local People in Mozambique | Tropic of Capricorn with Simon Reeve

Luxury Tourism and Local People in Mozambique | Tropic of Capricorn with Simon Reeve

African case studies | BBC Two | 2008 | 5'20''

Simone Reeve visits islands in the Bazaruto Archipelago, where money from luxury resorts...

Slash and Burn | Tropic of Capricorn with Simon Reeve

Slash and Burn | Tropic of Capricorn with Simon Reeve

African case studies | BBC Two | 2008 | 5'15''

Simon Reeve explores the problem of deforestation in Madagascar, where 90% of the forest has been slashed and burned.

Mining for sapphires in Madagascar | Tropic of Capricorn with Simon Reeve

Mining for sapphires in Madagascar | Tropic of Capricorn with Simon Reeve

African case studies | BBC Two | 2008 | 5'14''

Simon Reeve meets men who work in dangerous conditions mining sapphires in Madagascar.

Evictions for wildlife parks in Mozambique | Tropic of Capricorn with Simon Reeve

Evictions for wildlife parks in Mozambique | Tropic of Capricorn with Simon Reeve

African case studies | BBC Two | 2008 | 4'10''

In Mozambique, Simon Reeve meets people who live in newly designated wildlife parks and now...

Elephant Population Debate in South Africa | Tropic of Capricorn with Simon Reeve

Elephant Population Debate in South Africa | Tropic of Capricorn with Simon Reeve

African case studies | BBC Two | 2008 | 7'22''

Following the Tropic of Capricorn, Simon Reeve visits wildlife parks in the Limpopo Region ...

Displaced People in Botswana | Tropic of Capricorn with Simon Reeve

Displaced People in Botswana | Tropic of Capricorn with Simon Reeve

African case studies | BBC Two | 2008 | 3'58''

Simon Reeve meets nomadic San people who were relocated, or evicted against their will, from the Central ...

Modern meets traditional in Botswana | Tropic of Capricorn with Simon Reeve

Modern meets traditional in Botswana | Tropic of Capricorn with Simon Reeve

African case studies | BBC Two | 2008 | 2'25''

Simon Reeve meets a healer in Botswana, where traditional healers are being incorporated into the...

Keeping Roads Safe in Botswana | Tropic of Capricorn with Simon Reeve

Keeping Roads Safe in Botswana | Tropic of Capricorn with Simon Reeve

African case studies | BBC Two | 2008 | 1'40''

Simon Reeve meets a team of people in Botswana who work keeping cows off the roads, in order to prevent...

Botswana’s Sparkle | Tropic of Capricorn with Simon Reeve

Botswana’s Sparkle | Tropic of Capricorn with Simon Reeve

African case studies | BBC Two | 2008 | 5'46''

Simon Reeve travels along the Tropic of Capricorn, stopping in Gaborone, Botswana to explore a major source o...

Tana Delta: Disputed Land | Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve

Tana Delta: Disputed Land | Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve

African case studies | BBC Two | 2012 | 7'04''

Simon Reeve visits the Tana Delta, where Kenya's longest river meets the Indian Ocean, and an important wildlife si...

Plastic on Kiwayu Island’s Beaches | Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve

Plastic on Kiwayu Island’s Beaches | Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve

African case studies | BBC Two | 2012 | 5'32''

Simon Reeve visits Kiwayu Island, at the far north of Kenya's Indian Ocean coast, where local people...

Border Crossing | Tropic of Cancer with Simon Reeve

Border Crossing | Tropic of Cancer with Simon Reeve

African case studies | BBC Two | 2012 | 3'43''

Simon Reeve follows the Tropic of Cancer, here crossing the dangerous, land-mined border between Morocco and Mauritania.

The Wall Dividing Sahrawi Families | Tropic of Cancer with Simon Reeve

The Wall Dividing Sahrawi Families | Tropic of Cancer with Simon Reeve

African case studies | BBC Two | 2012 | 4'33''

Following the Tropic of Cancer, Simon Reeve travels through Western Sahara, where war between occupied...

Camel Market in Algeria | Tropic of Cancer with Simon Reeve

Camel Market in Algeria | Tropic of Cancer with Simon Reeve

African case studies | BBC Two | 2012 | 3'46''

Simon Reeve travels to Tamanrasset in Algeria, an important trading post, where he visits the biggest camel marke...

Zanzibar | Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve

Zanzibar | Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve

African case studies | BBC Two | 2012 | 4'46''

Simon Reeve visits the island of Zanzibar, the location of which meant it was a major centre of commerce, but also a centre of the I...

Container Ship to Mozambique | Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve

Container Ship to Mozambique | Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve

African case studies | BBC Two | 2012 | 4'58''

Simon Reeve takes a laden cargo ship from busy Durban Harbour in South Africa to Mozambique, across some of the ...

Cape Agulhas: Graveyard of Ships | Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve

Cape Agulhas: Graveyard of Ships | Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve

African case studies | BBC Two | 2012 | 1'54''

Simon Reeve journeys around the Indian Ocean, here visiting the southernmost point of Africa, Cape Agulhas, ...

The Bottom of Africa | Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve

The Bottom of Africa | Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve

African case studies | BBC Two | 2012 | 1'46''

Beginning a journey around the Indian Ocean, Simon Reeve visits the rugged coast of South Africa, where the Indian Ocean...

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