Africa
Whenever documentary filmmakers at Discovery Channel and the BBC unite for a project, stellar television seems to follow. The breakthrough natural history series "Life" stemmed from this collaboration in 2009, and "Africa" follows suit in stunning fashion. It's narrated by actor Forest Whitaker, who takes viewers on a journey through the vast and diverse continent. Four years in the making, during which more than 2,000 hours of video were shot, the program consists of six hourlong episodes that feature an array of never-before-filmed species, animal behaviors and previously unknown places. Cameras uncover the extreme dangers of the Kalahari, the dense forests and snow-capped peaks of the Savannah, the dynamic Congo rainforest, the ever-changing climate of the Cape and the massive and parched Sahara. A seventh episode, hosted by British naturalist David Attenborough, details changes Africa is undergoing and the challenges faced by a future generation of animals. … MORE
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Luan de Bruin
margaret jacobsohn
Namibian environmentalist
Driaan Bruwer
South African cricketer
Mark Kinkead-Weekes
Novelist
Mat Pillans
South African cricketer
Maude Bonney
Australian aviator
Michael Kumbirai
Player
Nicole Flint
South African model
Patrick Cullinan
South African poet
A-Reece
South African rapper
George Fouché
South African race car driver
Gerhard Zandberg
Olympic swimmer
Ine-Marí Venter
Jaco van Zyl
Professional golfer
Riekert Hattingh
Rugby union player
Robbie Coetzee
South African rugby player
Ruan van Rensburg
South African rugby union player
Rudi van Rooyen
South African rugby union player
Eduard Coetzee
South African rugby union player
Vanes-Mari Du Toit
South African player
Werner Lupberger
South African racing driver
JJ van der Mescht
Rugby union player
harmonica hinds tre
Musical artist
Bongani Jele
South African cricket umpire
Jackie Botten
South African cricketer
Tiger Lance
South African cricketer
Louis Conradie
Rugby union player
Lawrence Schlemmer
Sociologist
Rouge
Rapper
Ken Funston
South African cricketer
Anton Ferreira
South African cricketer
Jim Christy
South African cricketer
Eital Bredenkamp
South African rugby union player
Vinny Da Vinci
Musical artist
Cyril J. Barber
Author
Jeni Bezuidenhout
Actor
Reinach Venter
Rugby union player
Richard Sterne
South African professional golfer
Roan Ash
Musical artist
Zander Lombard
South African professional golfer
George Coetzee
South African professional golfer
Tailor
Musical artist
Angelique Naude
Actress
Lionel Abrahams
South African novelist
Maurice Letchford
Canadian wrestler
Lipmann Kessel
Surgeon
Avril Malan
South African rugby union player
