“My Country” a three-part documentary on Nigeria produced and hosted by Funmi Iyanda… will be broadcast on BBC World this Saturday, October 2nd 2010.
To commemorate Nigeria’s 50th anniversary, the BBC will air this three-part documentary that captures
Funmi delves into the issue of human trafficking.
A young girl tricked out of her village with the promise of an education in Italy tells Funmi a harrowing story of a murderous never ending journey, prostitution, deportation and redemption.
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Funmi hangs out in Tarkwa Bay… – a beautiful, tropical Island of opposites. She meets Mama, a glamorous pig farmer, and hears about life on the wrong side of paradise.
Later, a short boat ride away on the famous beach,
Funmi Iyanda… talks with the Oba (King) of the Benin Kingdom in the Palace on a quest to learn about the lives of Benin women. She meets the famous Benin market Women and the kingdoms’ foremost Priestess.
Talk With Funmi
All we have to say is that we’ll be sitting in front of our TVs (widescreen plasmas of course!) rocking the new Lagos uniform to watch this one – with our Birkin(s) beside us and Louboutins on our feet. For…
Funmi… spends the day in Ajegunle talking with the people. A maligned area of Lagos, a startlingly high number of the nations top footballers and musicians grew up there. What is it about AJ City?
She hangs out with Marvelous
Funmi and Charlie Boy…, musician, talk show host, raconteur and anointed ‘Area Fada’ get on a bike and meet up with the 400 Okadas, the notorious Lagos motorcycle taxi riders. Chaos ensues, when the dust clears, Funmi discusses their
Funmi talks to the displaced white Zimbabwean farmers of Shonga -
What is their life in Kwara?
How has the controversial government initiative that brought them here worked out?
What’s it like starting up again so far from home?
She…
Today, there is another exciting episode of Talk With Funmi. This time she explores Nollywood!
Funmi, and two of the industry’s hottest properties – Kate Henshaw Nuttall and Desmond Elliot… investigate the business that is Nollywood.
They visit Idumota,
We’ve been loving Funmi Iyanda‘s new show “Talk With Funmi…” ever since it started a few weeks ago. Last week’s episode was titled “9ja Hip & Hopping”. Funmi chatted with ID Cabasa and 9ice. It was really engaging
