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The story of a ramblin', gamblin', guitar-strummin' man from Dixie, trying to strike it rich in the diamond region of South Africa. Accompanying him is his roguish side-kick - a man with a song in his heart and four aces up his sleeve.

In South Africa at the turn of the 20th century, the British Army find themselves in conflict with a formidable and determined army. New strategies and tactics are demanded from the British in the face of a new kind of guerrilla warfare.

Actor Kenneth Griffith thoroughly re-examines the way Cecil Rhodes is seen in British and African history. Was he an adventurous entrepreneur, a colonial devil, or somewhere in between?

Johannesburg, the metropolis of South Africa, a progressive city of about the same size as Denver, is the center of the gold mining industry. In its vicinity are the celebrated Rand mines which annually produce more gold than any other group of mines in the world. Views are shown of the more important mines in this group: The Joch, the Robinson Deep, and the Meyer and Charlton. In the latter mine, the gold-bearing rock is mined at a depth of 3,000 feet, brought to the surface and crushed by rotating tubes, or in the Stamp Mill. The crushed ore is dumped into the cyanide tanks. The cyanide solution dissolves the gold from the rock, and the gold is recovered from the cyanide solution by a simple reduction with heat. The principal diamond mines are situated near Kimberley and Pretoria. Of all of them, the Kimberley mine is the most famous. The diamonds are found in a sort of volcanic mud, known as "Blue Earth." This is removed from the mine, and dumped on fields known as "The Floors" which are surrounded by an intricate system of barbed wire fences. The "Blue Earth" is allowed to weather here for a year. After it has been thoroughly broken up by the action of the elements, it is removed to the washing plant, where its soluble portions are removed by water. The remaining insoluble "diamond mud" is sent to the pulsator, an interesting series of revolving greased tables. These greased tables catch the diamonds, while all other matter is removed by gentle streams of water. After a number of interesting views of life in the miners' compound, a portion of a day's output of diamonds, valued at $55,000, is shown.

Amid spiralling crime in a marginalised South African township, local resident Pantsi Obusitse has formed a vigilante group called Operation Wanya Tsotsi.

In this episode Melua and Luca set off through the thick grass towards a huge expanse of water that may look like the sea, but it is in fact an inland lake and this lake is home to some very special creature indeed. Flamingos. Every year, huge flocks of these bright pink birds arrive here for the breeding season. From a distance it looks like the water has turned bright pink - but they still can't really see the birds properly. To get a better look at them, Melua and Luca walk really quietly, hoping to get a little closer.