The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a vast, mineral rich country the size of Western Europe. Alastair Leithead takes an epic journey from the Atlantic Ocean to the far reaches of the Congo river to explore how history has shaped the Congo of today and uncover the lesser told stories of this beautiful, if troubled country. In the largest rainforest outside of the Amazon he comes face to face with its gorillas and hunts with pygmies, he travels into the heart of the Ebola outbreak with United Nations peacekeepers, and explores the cobalt mines which will drive our electric cars of the future.
| Production | Vara Szajkowski | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Alastair Leithead | Presenter |
| Production | Peter Emmerson | Producer |
| Production | Becky Lipscombe | Producer |
| Crew | Mary Wilkinson | Commissioning Editor |
| Editing | Stephen Beard | Editor |
| Art | Nicki Ritchie | Title Designer |
| Camera | Phillipe Herge | Camera Department Manager |
| Camera | Michael Onyiego | Director of Photography |
| Production | Adolphe Basengezi | Researcher |
| Production | Sylvain Muyali | Researcher |
