3 x 1 hour - SD Only

Today, more than 50% of the world’s population live in cities. We have become an urban species. This extraordinary 3-part observational series explores life at the sharp end of one of the most extreme urban environments in the world: Lagos, Nigeria.... This eye-opening series shows what life is really life in the roughest parts of the worlds fastest growing megacity, celebrating the resilience, resourcefulness and energy of Lagos’ 16 million inhabitants, and shows how successfully many of it’s slum dwellers are adapting to the extreme urban future. “The first time I’ve seen the true, compellingly attractive face of Africa projected so warmly” said AA Gill in The Times. “This Documentary shows the BBC at its very best” wrote Rachel Cooke in The New Statesman. “One of the most moving, interesting and (this is the weird part) uplifting things I have seen in years.”
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Produced By: Keo Films

Awards: BAFTA, RTS and Broadcast Award: Best Factual Series

Broadcaster: BBC Two | Year of Production: 2010