The Great Rift: Africa's Greatest Story

Season 1 Episode 1: Fire

Jan 24, 2010 NR 48m 7.6

Ethiopia's Afar low plain is a lunar landscape of craters and saline lakes in hellish heat. By extreme contrast, over thirty million years, half a million cubic kilometer lava created an equally bizarre mountain range nearby.

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Fire

Aired: Jan 24, 2010

Ethiopia's Afar low plain is a lunar landscape of craters and saline lakes in...

Episode 2 Water

Aired: Jan 31, 2010

The giant East African Great Rift, a vast plane, includes several lakes. Thos...

Episode 3 Grass

Aired: Feb 9, 2010

The final program is about the savannah ecosystem and the animals that live o...

Main Cast

Hugh Quarshie Narrator

Appearances

Justin Maguire

Creators

Phil Chapman Creator

Info about The Great Rift: Africa's Greatest Story

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC Two

Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Genres:Documentary