Congo (2001)
Synopsis
Congo is a 2001 BBC nature documentary series for television on the natural history of the Congo River of Central Africa. In three episodes, the series explores the variety of animals and habitats that are to be found along the river’s 4,700 km reach. Congo was produced for the BBC Natural History Unit and the Discovery Channel by Scorer Associates. The series writer/producer was Brian Leith and the executive producer was Neil Nightingale. Series consultants were Michael Fay, Kate Abernethy, Jonathan Kingdon and Lee White. Little filming was possible in the Democratic Republic of the Congo which encompasses the vast majority of the river's watershed. The reason for this is that the Second Congo War was underway during filming. The series forms part of the Natural History Unit's Continents strand and was preceded by Andes to Amazon in 2000 and Wild Africa later that year in 2001.
Network
BBC Two
Episodes
The River that Swallows All Rivers
The safari begins with some startling revelations - some of the most primative fish in the world, a bizarre-looking bird the size of a man, and secret places where forest animal congregate.
Spirits of the Forest
The BaAka pygmies of the Congo are the supreme naturalists of the rainforest. Yet they tell of a huge dinosaur-like creature with a single horn called Mokele Mbembe, which lives in the swamps of the Ndoki.
Footprints in the Forest
Congo has the largest concentration of primates in the world, and the forests are home to all three closest living relatives of humans: chimps, bonobos - pygmy chimps - and gorillas.
On Location
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Details
Original Title
Congo
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
4
