Basic Info
First Air: April 26, 1963
Seasons & Episodes
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 9
Last Episode
Name: Livingstone's River
Season: 2, Episode: 3
Air Date: 1965-08-23
Runtime: 30 min
David Attenborough retraces the steps of the famous Scottish explorer Dr David Livingstone in the final part of his African adventure.David Attenborough starts his journey in Sesheke, on the northern bank of the Zambezi river in the Western Province of Zambia. Retracing Livingstone’s Zambezi expedition takes him from Sesheke to Victoria Falls, named by Livingstone in honour of Queen Victoria, through to Zumbo and Tete in Mozambique.Using extracts from Dr Livingstone’s journal David Attenborough revisits African traditions and ceremonies that shocked Livingstone at the time, such as a masked dance featuring the Makishi devil.
Adventure
1963
Overview
Long-running travel programme
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
- Australia
Spoken Languages
- English en
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Cast
David Attenborough
Crew
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