The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency novels, featuring the insightful Botswanan investigator Mma Precious Ramotswe, have sold more than 15 million copies in 43 languages worldwide. A television series directed by the late Oscar award-winning Anthony Minghella is presently airing on the BBC and HBO. Smith"s love of Africa and its traits of deep ties to family and community, concern for one"s neighbors, and respect for tradition, shine through in these wonderful books, which are wildly popular with fans of British detective stories and sleuths in the tradition of Ms. Jane Marple.This unique program follows the author as he travels to the heart of Botswana, inspiration and location for The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency. "Botswana is often called the gem of Africa. I come here every year for inspiration. There is a certain pace of life here." says McCall Smith.In Botswana: In The Footsteps of The No.1 Ladies Detective, McCall Smith introduces viewers to Botswana"s unique character and beauty, as he comes face to face with a pride of lions, returns a python to the wild, and visits the SOS Children"s Village known so well to the fans of his bestselling book series.The program also shows McCall Smith visiting the set and meeting the cast of Minghella"s adaptation, as well as revealing the answer to the question all readers ask: Who is the real lady detective Mma Precious Ramotswe?