Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8977 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-07-18
• Rating: Exempt
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 2
• Running time: 293 minutes

Synopsis
Africa is the mother continent - the core from which all the other continents were torn away 270 million years ago. Since then, three factors have had profound consequences on its wildlife. This mighty block of land has stayed in much the same place, it stands alone and it straddles the equator. It's also been protected from crippling ice ages and destructive invasions as well as nurtured by gentle changes in climate and geology.

As a result, animals and plants have flourished here more successfully than on any other continent. This is Africa - rich, diverse and fascinating - and at the heart of the world.

Time is the key to this series. Influenced by climate and geology, time has allowed Africa to accumulate the breathtaking variety of wildlife we see today. The series covers jungle, coasts, mountains, deserts, savannahs, and rivers and lakes as the topic of each episode.

Customer Reviews

An epic account of Africa
I have lived in Africa for many years and have marveled over its beauty and magnificance. Never had I thought that a TV programme would ever do it justice but BBC's Wild Africa brought me to tears. It is simply the most vivid, stark, honest and breathtaking account of African nature. True, there are no people, no poverty, no corruption, nothing depressing. But in the detatched privelige of looking from the outside this DVD is amazing. It makes you want to experience it for yourself, which in my opinion is the best review any nature DVD can get. See it - then go there.

Very interesting and relaxing watch.
The dvds are divided into 6 sections; mountains, savannah, desserts, coasts, jungle and lakes & rivers. Each one is an hour long programme. They all start with an introduction and explanation of the particular habitat and vies over the areas. The narrator is an irish man whose voice, settles quietly into the background. Several animals living in each habitat are covered, with interesting facts about them all. In each programme, 3 or 4 examples of each habitat are covered, giving a broad view of the African climate.

Very interesting watching and it has a very relaxed mood. Nice background music, beuatiful landscapes and animals, clever photography, and good narration make this dvd a worthwhile purchase!

the music score in disc 1
I found the music score in the background of this disc quite intrusive and irrelevant, especially the vocal chrorus which was quite annoying and kept going more than halfway through the programme. What you need for documentaries of this kind is either nature's own sounds, or very soft soothing classical music. Perhaps african tribal choruses would have been more appropriate. Otherwise an extremely well presented programme.