The Lost Libraries of Timbuktu

1h
Documentary
5.2

Aminatta Forna tells the story of legendary Timbuktu and its long hidden legacy of hundreds of thousands of ancient manuscripts. With its university founded around the same time as Oxford, Timbuktu is proof that the reading and writing of books have long been as important to Africans as to Europeans.

Cast

Aminatta Forna
Presenter

Crew

Tim Short
Editor
Adrian Davies
Executive Producer
Richard Trayler-Smith
Producer
John Christie
Camera Operator
Aminatta Forna
Presenter
Sophie Chapman
Production Manager

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