The world's longest river flows from the heart of Africa into the Mediterranean Sea. What feeds this inexhaustible river to make its waters so fertile?
EP2 The Virungas: Land of Ice and FireJun 02, 2010
How is this epic land of fire and ice home to some of the world's most iconic animals and the most mysterious landscapes?
EP3 Madagascar: Island of the MonstersJun 03, 2010
Madagascar is truly a weird and wonderful land. Isolated on an island of extreme and magical looking locations, life has adapted and diversified. With few predators, numbers have proliferated and natural selection has gone mad.
EP4 Mount Kenya: African Heart of IceJun 09, 2010
Reaching high into the sky at Africa's equator, Mount Kenya stretches up into the troposphere. How does life survive on these harsh slopes?
EP5 Cape Coast: Where Worlds CollideJun 04, 2010
Stretching 1,500 miles from the frigid waters of Cape Point to the sub-tropical seas of Kwazulu- Natal, Africa's Cape Coast is where irresistible force meet immoveable object.
EP6 Congo: The Untamed HeartJun 04, 2010
A wilderness of extremes. How do these uniquely diverse, ancient people coexist alongside wildlife found nowhere else in the world?
EP7 Sahara: Life on the EdgeJun 09, 2010
Stretching for millions of miles, the world's largest desert receives little rainfall and temperatures fluctuate wildly. How do people and animals flourish?
EP8 Lake Turkana: Land of the CrocodileJun 05, 2010
Stretching for thousands of square kilometres, the world's largest salt lake receives little rainfall and temperatures fluctuate wildly. How can life flourish in this environment?
EP9 Ethiopia: Land of ExtremesJun 06, 2010
In a wilderness of extremes, how do the diverse and ancient people of Ethiopia coexist alongside wildlife found nowhere else in the world?