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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Adrian Joffe
CEO of Comme des Garçons
Teboho Mahlatsi
Film director
Tshamano Sebe
Actor
Thembi Mtshali
Actress
Daphney Hlomuka
South African television actress
Lawrence Joffe
Actor
Jack Cope
South African novelist
Zack du Plessis
South African actor
Charlie Keegan
Actor
Xolani Mdaki
South African footballer
David Hathorn
South African businessman
Ivan Botha
South African actor
Xoliswa Sithole
South African actress
Siphelele Ntshangase
South African soccer player
Madge Bester
Wanda Baloyi
Musical artist
Graham Tainton
Swedish dancer
Thabo Mnyamane
Soccer player
Gal Amitai
Actor
Glen Gabela
Actor
Wiseman Meyiwa
South African footballer
Motjeka Madisha
South African footballer
Yolandi Franken
Actress
August Makalakalane
South African former footballer
Brandon Silent
South African footballer
Stevin McNamara
Musical artist
Evan Penny
Sculpturer
Marius Hurter
Garry Pagel
Stanley Skewes
South African mathematician
Roger Lucey
South African musician
Ferry Jele
Actress
Asher Susser
Orientalist
Milan Murray
South African actress
Robert Mansergh
British general
Christian du Plessis
Opera singer
Robert Fokkens
South African musical composer
Markus Wormstorm
South African electronic musician
Laura Reed
Musical artist
Isador Goodman
South African pianist
Adrian Kuiper
South African cricketer
Dumisani Zuma
Footballer
Augustine Mahlonoko
Footballer
Fortune Makaringe
Soccer player
Arnold Lazarus
South African psychologist
Jeni Couzyn
Poet
Pieter Groenewald
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