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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Sarah-Jayne Howard
Choreographer
Estelle Kohler
British theatre actress
Ian Katz
British journalist
Brian Tee
Japanese-American film actor
Brendon Moeller
Musical artist
Errol Musk
Elon Musk's father
Andrew Lipke
Musical artist
Nathalie Boltt
Actress
Vincent Ebrahim
South African actor
Ann Pettifor
Economist
Piet Botha
South African musician
Brent Hoberman
Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa
Author
Louise Barnes
South African actress
Frank Lipman
Doctor
Roger Eaton
Chief Executive Officer of KFC
Anthony Peckham
American screenwriter
Vernon Dixon
Set decorator
Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa
South African tribal chief
Gary Levinsohn
American film producer
Margaret Sixel
Australian film editor ‧ George Miller's wife
Deon Stewardson
South African actor
Raymond Ackerman
South African businessman
Simon Peyton Jones
British computer scientist
Bles Bridges
South African singer
Lerato Mbele
South African journalist
Makgatho Mandela
Nelson Mandela's son
Diana Kent
Actress
Kasha Kropinski
South African film actress
Daniel Kötze
South African rugby union player
Bongi Makeba
South African singer-songwriter
Ashlee Vance
Columnist
Alan Clark
South African businessman
Tim Pocock
Australian actor
Breyton Paulse
South African former rugby union player
David Smiedt
Journalist
Kimi Wong
Actress
Michelle Breedt
South African opera singer
Desmond Dube
South African singer
Bjorn Steinbach
Actor
Bridget van Kralingen
Peter Rive
Mark Kilian
South African musician
Shane Steyn
Stunt performer
Griselda Pollock
Art historian
Paulo Tocha
South African martial artist
Lloyd Phillips
New Zealand-South African film producer
