The Great Rift: Africa's Wild Heart
Fire
Season 1 Episode 1 of 3
How geological forces created the Great Rift Valley in East Africa, and why a string of volcanos running from Ethiopia to Tanzania provides the ideal habitat for some of the world's most extraordinary wildlife. The programme also discovers many newly discovered species have made their homes among the dangerous peaks, where they have developed unorthodox methods of coping with the challenging terrain
The Great Rift: Africa's Wild Heart airs on BBC Two HD at 3:45 PM, Monday 3 March. (Subtitles, repeat, audio description.)
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Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
Nature ➝ Animals ➝ Environment
Hugh Quarshie
Narrator
Phil Chapman
Series Producer
Mike Gunton
Executive Producer