Law and Disorder in Lagos: Louis Theroux and Area Boys
For those of you in the UK, the BBC will be showing a programme and law and (dis)order in Lagos – hosted by the ever humorous Louis Theroux. Louis somehow gets into the world of Lagos Area Boys. Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: Part 5: Part 6: BBC iPlayer: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00vcwfw/Louis_Theroux_Law_and_Disorder_in_Lagos/ Review: http://tvpixie.com/tv-news/2010/10/11/louis-theroux-law-disorder-lagos-tv-review http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vcwfw Trailer: [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Sesame Street Comes to Nigeria
Some of you might have grown up watching the US kids’ show Sesame Street. Well, Sesame Street is coming to Nigerian television screens. A locally produced version with Nigerian version called “Sesame Square” will be broadcast in Nigeria. It will feature Nigerian characters and voices, including “Zobi, a yam-eating taxi driver, and Kami, a talkative [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )When China Met Africa – BBC4 Documentary
This is a television programme about Chinese business involvement and investment in Africa. The focus of this video is Chinese business investment in Zambia. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_fkIQgrDIs http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00sv58g/Storyville_20102011_When_China_Met_Africa/
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )An African Journey – Hosted by Jonathan Dimbleby (BBC)
EPISODE 1: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00snc3c/An_African_Journey_with_Jonathan_Dimbleby_Episode_1/ EPISODE 2: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00sqgg2/An_African_Journey_with_Jonathan_Dimbleby_Episode_2/ EPISODE 3: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00stk8x/An_African_Journey_with_Jonathan_Dimbleby_Episode_3/ Programmes about Africa coming thick and fast from the BBC. The latest one is called “An African Journey” – hosted by Jonathan Dimbleby. He goes on at odyssey of sorts from Bamako, Mali, to Ghana, then to Lagos in Nigeria. The BBC’s blurb says that “In [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )The New Kings of Nigeria
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00sm18w/Storyville_20092010_The_New_Kings_of_Nigeria/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00sm18w After the “Welcome to Lagos” fiasco, the BBC is running aoother programme tonight at 22:00 (GMT) on BBC4. The BBC says it will be a “film about elite young Nigerians returning to a burgeoning media world in Lagos”. A link to watch the programme will be posted on here asap after the broadcast.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Watch “Welcome to Lagos” – BBC2 TV Programme (Parts 1, 2 and 3)
*Updated* April 30, 2010. Watch part 3: EPISODE 1: EPISODE 2: EPISODE 3: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00s8jx0 http://www.youtube.com/user/MrZbigniewBrzezinski#p/u/4/Ub46BwrKOhU http://www.youtube.com/user/MrZbigniewBrzezinski#p/u/3/eP4XL7OMx-4 (2) http://www.youtube.com/user/MrZbigniewBrzezinski#p/a/u/2/5pi6DwvjLzo (3) http://www.youtube.com/user/MrZbigniewBrzezinski#p/a/u/1/vXqulxYqd_o (4) http://www.youtube.com/user/MrZbigniewBrzezinski#p/a/u/0/WP_PjhsDQcc (5) http://www.youtube.com/user/MrZbigniewBrzezinski#p/u/0/ibQVW5VVR6g (6) The Guardian has also posted an interesting editorial article and debate about it: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/apr/27/welcome-to-lagos-editorial *Updated* You can watch part 2 here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00s5x5w/Welcome_to_Lagos_Episode_2/ For those that missed it, you can watch [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )“Welcome to Lagos” – BBC TV Programme on Lagos
Watch the documentary here: http://maxsiollun.wordpress.com/2010/04/15/watch-welcome-to-lagos-bbc2-tv-programme/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00s3vdm *Trailer Above After “Blood and Oil” the BBC continues with another programme on Nigeria. The programme is on next Thursday April 15, 2010 at 21:00 on BBC Two (except Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue)). It is a three part series of programmes on Lagos, Nigeria. The BBC’s synopsis of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 24 so far )President Yar’Adua Featured by MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAgpnjM-H60 Well it seems that Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua’s mysterious illness and 6 week absence from the country has been turned into an object of ridicule and comedy by the Nigerian media. American radio and MSNBC television personality Rachel Maddow presented this parody on Yar’Adua’s absence, and on the Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Sony Sci-Fi Film “District 9″ Upsets Nigerian Government
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8264180.stm Interesting story from the BBC. Apparently the government is upset about the science fiction film “District 9″ which it says portrays Nigeria in a negative light. The Information Minister Dora Akunyili has asked the film makers (Sony) for an apology. Akunyili also said that the film portrays Nigerians as cannibals, criminals and prostitutes. The [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Video Regarding Nollywood
For you Nollywood fans out there, I decided to post this short docu-video which highlights Nigeria’s burgeoning Nollywood film industry (third largest film industry in the world). It is not the usual politico-history material I feature on the site, but for those looking forward to a relaxing weekend, I thought you might appreciate an entertainment [...]
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