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{{InfoboxLost
|title=<center>African Skies</center>
|image=qOWkIzNJSGVYRiSFHdMMna3Ehiq.jpg
|imagecaption=Poster for the series.
|status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>
}}
'''''African Skies''''' is a drama show about 2 teenagers: 1 white, and 1 black teen living in a post-Apartheid South Africa. A kid named Rory lives with his mother, and his dad runs a clinic far away. This makes the kids go through a lot of wild adventures while unintentionally putting themselves in jeopardy or trouble.

On May 15th, 2024, Up until now, there was only 4 episodes that survived: 2 being found in Series 1, which are "Wild Child" and "The Rainmaker", and 1 & 1/2 are found in Series 2: "The One Who Got Away (Spanish Dubbed)" and "Diamonds Aren't Forever". The show is also dubbed in French, Spanish, and English. A user on Reddit named r/darkoneisrising found a sale on eBay but it has now been sold out.  A YouTuber by the name of "Freelight's Lost and Found" was the purchaser and put the episodes from this tape on YouTube.

On June 10, 2024, Freelight confirmed contact with the the actor who played Rory in the series and said he sent the first half (26) of the VHS tapes to him and they are working out the details on getting it posted online.

On August 8, 2024, Freelight confirmed the actor was finally able to contact the executive producer of the series ''Seaton McLean'', who gave the go-ahead to upload the series to YouTube.  An official account for African Skies has been created and the entire series will be showcased on YouTube.

==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed heights=200px>
20240612 143317.jpg|Pictures of the tape
20240612 143848.jpg|More pictures
</gallery>

==Series 1 and 2==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="background-color:lightblue" |#
! style="background-color:lightblue" |Episode Title
! style="background-color:lightblue" |Airdate
! style="background-color:lightblue" |Status
|-
|101||The Rainmaker||Oct 11, 1992||[https://youtu.be/ILz-zfGsFxE<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|102||Romeo and Jambele||Oct 18, 1992||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|103||Rites of Passage||Oct 25, 1992||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|104||Red Winds||Nov 1, 1992||[https://youtu.be/Aol-VK68Iig<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|105||Architect of Doom||Nov 8, 1992||[https://youtu.be/kfKHZ-dSxbM<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|106||Cruel to be Kind||Nov 15, 1992||[https://youtu.be/Kk4-79u_T-E<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|107||Waste Not||Nov 22, 1992 ||[https://youtu.be/_WCvIogHndM<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|108||Mountain Man||Nov 29, 1992||[https://youtu.be/Jh1CGlSenq4<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|109||The Goal||Dec 6, 1992||[https://youtu.be/7dvNvSdVoCQ<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|110||The Flies||Dec 13, 1992||[https://youtu.be/BmGk4yvthio<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|111||Take Your Best Shot||Dec 20, 1992||[https://youtu.be/2toU2xcp8ZM<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|112||The Gift||Dec 27, 1992||[https://youtu.be/uHiUhuOMrw8<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|113||Aid and Comfort||Jan 3, 1993||[https://youtu.be/mpuJyE8IkR0<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|114||Children of the Dust||Jan 10, 1993||[https://youtu.be/hv5DRIWpJOs<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|115||Wild Life||Jan 17, 1993||[https://youtu.be/a9jW6Reby7M<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|116||The Hunted||Jan 24, 1993||[https://youtu.be/EgK6EjmF3BQ<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|117||Smoke||Jan 31, 1993||[https://youtu.be/kNA3cDw29T4<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|118||Lost Crown||Feb 7, 1993||[https://youtu.be/6ig8iPaq5RM<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|119||Safety Last||Feb 14, 1993||[https://youtu.be/0n8WDX4LmOY<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|120||Pay The Piper||Feb 21, 1993||[https://youtu.be/IehYbgw8JJM<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|121||The Foul||Feb 28, 1993||[https://youtu.be/DXYCGNFv-OI<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|122||So Where to Now||Mar 7, 1993||[https://youtu.be/2bcQ-yWoyRE<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|123||Quarantine||Mar 14, 1993||[https://youtu.be/T9YSAuEQ96g<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|124||Inside Moves||Mar 21, 1993||[https://youtu.be/aH82fELVwIY<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|125||Crocodile Tears||Mar 28, 1993||[https://youtu.be/cud6GeZ-wgc<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|126||Wild Child||Feb 7, 1993||[https://youtu.be/2TLp0jTz92M<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|227||The Bottom Line||Oct 9, 1993||[https://youtu.be/bFgJGk6Cv2o<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|228||The One That Got Away||Oct 16, 1993||[https://youtu.be/VzMZzUvy5Ks<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|229||Children in Chains||Oct 23, 1993||[https://youtu.be/nL4xntC63Ug<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|230||Swing Vote||Oct 30, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|231||Extinct is Forever||Nov 6, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|232||Market Day||Nov 13, 1993||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span> ([https://youtu.be/EtkN42ZIqZA 1] [https://youtu.be/3gcXGAmyGZ0 2] [https://youtu.be/DcLXfZVnIOA 3])
|-
|233||Women Alone||Nov 20, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|234||Ancient History||Dec 4, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|235||Question of the Heart||Dec 11, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|236||A Bone To Pick||Dec 18, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|237||Ties that Bind||Jan 1, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|238||Diamonds Aren't Forever||Jan 8, 1994||[https://youtu.be/KVVprY5-Qy8<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|239||Baby Talk||Jan 15, 1994||[https://youtu.be/rokxjptbiYc<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''] (Spanish Dub)
|-
|240||The Writing on the Wall||Jan 22, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|241||Payback||Jan 29, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|242||Pet Shop Boys||Feb 5, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|243||The Lion Sleeps Tonight||Feb 12, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|244||Samson and Charley||Feb 26, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|245||Fear of Wages||Mar 5, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|246||Under Pressured||Mar 12, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|247||Road to Nowhere||Mar 19, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|248||Head in the Sand||Mar 26, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|249||Noah and the Arc||Apr 2, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|250||Natural Beauty||Apr 9, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|251||Star Turn||Apr 16, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|252||Poker Face||Apr 23, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|}

==Video==
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  |description1 =Commercial for the series.
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  |description2 =Compilation VHS with 3 full episodes #110, #111, and #112
}} 

==References==
*https://imdb.com/title/tt0101035/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
*https://archive.org/details/The_Times_News_Idaho_Newspaper_1992_10_16/page/n33/mode/2up?q=%22African+Skies%22
*https://tvmaze.com/shows/3528/african-skies/episodes
*https://tvmaze.com/episodes/231332/african-skies-2x10-a-bone-to-pick
*https://ebay.co.uk/itm/304543108616
*https://peterrowe.tv/filmography/

[[Category:Lost TV]]
[[Category:Partially found media]]