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Zambezi

From elephants and wildebeest to Victoria Falls, the largest curtain of water on earth. This is the story of the Zambezi, Africa’s wildest river.

Follow the journey of the mighty Zambezi - Africa's wildest river.

It floods across endless plains, fuelling the migration of 30,000 wildebeest, turning villages into islands accessible only by boat. It plunges over cliffs, creating the largest curtain of water on Earth - Victoria falls. It swells up to form great rapids, a challenge for elephants to cross, and it carves out deep, treacherous gorges where the mysterious Zambezi Wave offers the ultimate surfing experience.

Zambezi spreads out to fill one of the greatest man-made lakes on Earth, home to giant crocodiles and the iconic African fish eagle, and it flows through 'lost worlds', some of the best places to see African wildlife, where unusual 'wild guests' check in at a safari lodge.

Finally, as it nears the Indian Ocean, the vast Zambezi delta gives local scientists a sign of hope for the future - a glimpse of the legendary herds of elephant and buffalo that once roamed here before the devastation of civil war.

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59 minutes

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Wed 3 Apr 2024 19:00

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Credits

Role Contributor
Narrator David Oyelowo
Series Producer Andrew Murray
Executive Producer Rosemary Edwards
Production Manager Joanna Manley

Broadcasts

  • Fri 18 Mar 2022 21:00
  • Tue 12 Apr 2022 08:00
  • Tue 2 Apr 2024 19:00
  • Wed 3 Apr 2024 19:00

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