Africa from Above

The planet’s most captivating continent, seen like never before. Merging satellite imagery, aerial photography, and CGI, this iconic landmark series looks at Africa’s most spectacular waterways, cities, and wildlife, from a totally new perspective. This episode explores how Africa’s life-giving waterways have shaped this continent, including Victoria Falls, the Okavango Delta, and the Nile, the world’s longest river, and its huge variety of lakes, and a coast line teeming with spectacular wildlife. More than any other continent, Africa’s cultural identity is intrinsically linked to the bodies of water that surround and run through it. Bordered by a different ocean on every coast, these waters support myriad forms of life from immense gatherings of Humpback whales to Mozambique’s Giant Manta Rays.

An African aerial adventure, witness this continent like never before. Merging satellite imagery, aerial photography, and CGI, this episode explores the unique creatures and incredible natural wonders that define this continent. Nowhere else boasts such a dazzling array of wildlife and natural beauty. Ethiopia’s Simien mountains and their infamous troops of Geladas, the huge baobab trees in Botswana’s Kalahari desert, and the African Elephants of Amboseli national Park, living in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro. But alongside these famous icons of its natural world, are some more surprising stories. From the caustic geothermal waters of the Danakil Depression, the hottest place on earth, to the abundance of the world’s largest mammal migration, where over 10,000,000 bats converge in the forests of Zambia.

The planet’s most captivating continent, seen like never before. Merging satellite imagery, aerial photography, and CGI, witness Africa from a totally new perspective. This episode explores Africa’s people and cultures, taking us from spectacular monuments to Africa’s ancient roots, to its most modern, vibrant cities. Witness the breath-taking scale of Africa’s industries, from the world’s biggest diamond mine, and a 3-mile-long steel-train, to an immense solar farm in the Sahara. And facing the fastest rate of urbanisation in the world, discover how the people are finding innovative ways to adapt. From surviving in the world’s largest electrical dump, to underwater lumberjacks and jungle motorcycle limousines, witness African innovation on a spectacular aerial adventure.