AFRICA uncovered

CLIVE MYRIE shares the magical moments from his new journey of discovery

- TESS LAMACRAFT

CLIVE MYRIE'S AFRICAN ADVENTURE

NEW MONDAY-FRIDAY, 6.30PM, BBC2 TRAVELOGUE (BOX SET. BBC IPLAYER)

After being based in South African city Johannesburg as a foreign correspondent for the BBC over 20 years ago, Clive Myrie is now returning to Africa for his latest BBC2 travelogue. 'It's such an exciting, culturally rich and diverse continent; I've always wanted to come back to explore it more deeply,' shares the BBC News at Ten anchor and Mastermind host, 61, whose previous TV excursions have taken him to Italy in 2023 and the Caribbean in 2024. 'So in this series, I'm travelling from the tip to the toe of this amazing part of the world.' Here, in an exclusive interview, Clive talks TV Times through his 10-part tour...

African Adventure sees you in Morocco, South Africa, Nigeria and Ghana, where you learn about each country's heritage by trying your hand at various activities. Did you pick up any new skills?