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He was commissioned to present a second series in February 2012. He wrote the book Lost Kingdoms of Africa in 2012, published by Bantam Press

Augustus (Gus) Casely-Hayford. He was commissioned to present a second series in February 2012. He wrote the book Lost Kingdoms of Africa in 2012, published by Bantam Press. He presented a study of William Hogarth and the 18th century for the television series The Genius of British Art, on Channel 4, in 2010 and hosted The Culture Show for BBC 2 in 2012. In 2016 Casely-Hayford presented the television series Tate Walks for Sky Arts. He is also the author of a book on Timbuktu, published in 2018 by Ladybird/Penguin.

Lost Kingdoms of Africa is a British television documentary series. It is produced by the BBC. It describes the pre-colonial history of Africa. The series is narrated by Dr. Gus Casely-Hayford. The series was originally commissioned as part of the Wonderful Africa Season on BBC Four in the lead up to the 2010 World Cup. The first season of Lost Kingdoms of Africa was originally screened in the UK on BBC Four each Tuesday night over four weeks, starting on 5 January 2010.

Lost Kingdoms of Africa. Benin Plaques - West Africa. Series 1. Lost Kingdoms of Africa. Series in which British art historian Dr Gus Casely-Hayford explores the pre-colonial history of some of Africa's most important kingdoms. Mapungubwe - Great Zimbabwe. Honey church - Ethiopia. Neglected African History - Nubia.

Lost Kingdoms of Africa Paperback – February 1, 2012. Gus Casely-Hayford is a Curator and cultural historian and has previously held the post of Executive Director, Arts Strategy, for the Arts Council England

Lost Kingdoms of Africa Paperback – February 1, 2012. by. Gus Casely-Hayford (Author). Gus Casely-Hayford is a Curator and cultural historian and has previously held the post of Executive Director, Arts Strategy, for the Arts Council England. He has directed and produced arts programmes for the BBC and Channel 4 and is a member of Tate Britain's Council and a Clore Fellow. Gus has lectured at the Royal College of Art, Sotheby's Institute of Art and Goldsmiths College. He gained a PhD in African History from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London University.

In this book, which accompanies an 8-part BBC series, Gus Casely-Hayford takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of this remarkable continent. We will encounter archaeological sites of staggering beaut.

With Gus Casely-Hayford, Felix Chami, Habtamu Mamo, Edward Matenga A paucity of written records means we know less about Africa's ancient history than almost anywhere else on Earth.

With Gus Casely-Hayford, Felix Chami, Habtamu Mamo, Edward Matenga. A paucity of written records means we know less about Africa's ancient history than almost anywhere else on Earth. Cultural historian Dr Augustus Casely-Hayford uses culture, artifacts and traditions to explore that history.

Lost Kingdoms of Africa is back for a second series. Dr Gus talks to Peter Moore about what makes a civilisation great and the joys of eating bread flecked with camel dung. When the first series of Dr. Gus Casely-Hayford's Lost Kingdoms of Africa aired on BBC Four it was the channel's highest rated factual programme ever. Now Britain's favourite curator and cultural historian is back with a new series, uncovering more African kingdoms whose history is sadly neglected in the West.

In the vast sweep of history, even an empire can be forgotten. Travel to Great Zimbabwe, the ancient city whose mysterious origins and advanced architecture continue to confound archeologists. Or to the age of Mansa Musa, the ruler of the Mali Empire whose vast wealth built the legendary libraries of Timbuktu. And consider which other history lessons we might unwittingly overlook.

A fascinating and important new history of Africa from Gus Casely-Hayford that accompanies the 8-part . You can see Gus Casely-Hayford talking about filming the series and writing the book on 'The Lost Kingdoms of Africa' next week at the Chichester Festival.

A fascinating and important new history of Africa from Gus Casely-Hayford that accompanies the 8-part BBC T. . For many of us the history of Africa is, at best, vague. The truth, however, is one of remarkably diverse, creative, culturally rich civilisations. In interview format Gus Casely-Hayford discusses his new book which accompanies the BBC series of the same name.