Overview
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.
| Original Air Dates: | — |
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| Country: | UK |
| Genre: | Discovery/Science, Family |
| Network: | BBC Two |
| Watched by: | 58 996 671 |
| Total running time: | 5 hours |
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| Episodes: | 6 |
The plot is not limited to a story about the wonderful flora and fauna. Considerable attention is paid to geography, geology, climate and atmospheric phenomena, in short, to all the main factors that have shaped diverse habitats for thousands of years and continue to change them season by season. However, most of the screen time is occupied, after all, by shots with animals, sometimes very spectacular.
Good shooting, slow editing. Not very meaningful comments. Occasionally, the musical accompaniment was slightly annoying, forcing unnecessary drama and excessive pathos with inappropriately intense symphonic compositions and tense choirs.
It turned out to be a good documentary series. It's quite spectacular, although it's far from flawlessly constructed. Beautiful panoramas and landscapes, successful shots of local animals and birds and scenes of their entertaining behavior in natural conditions. But there are significantly more beautiful views than new, interesting facts. The series does not reach the "Recommended" level.
Language. Texts with a lot of different epithets and noticeably less informative and scientific than Attenborough's, pronunciation and intonation are also not absolutely perfect, but the articulation is quite decent, correct and legible. Subtitles are optional.