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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Michael Kidron
British cartographer
Kyle Bridgwood
Australian cyclist
Rian de Waal
Pianist
Riku Lätti
South African singer
Joel Netshitenzhe
South African Politician
Izak Davel
South African actor
Etienne Steyn
South African singer
Mathys Roets
Musical artist
Pierre de Charmoy
South African singer
Janus Robberts
Olympic athlete
Maliele Vincent Pule
South African footballer
Wendy Jacobs
Fandi Ahmad's wife
Justin Stanford
Entrepreneur
Tumisho Masha
Actor
Harold Rubin
South African artist
Bongani Kama
Football player
Meshack Maphangule
Footballer
Naz Rassool
Author
Abdulkader Tayob
Author
Alexandra Stein
Actress
Allan Moss
Australian businessman
Anke Pietrangeli
South African singer
Barry Lategan
Photographer
Bernard Wolfsdorf
Lawyer
Candice Burch
Politician
Cara Frew
Musical artist
Corran Addison
Surfer
Craig Tiley
CEO of Tennis Australia
Daisuke Ishiwatari
Japanese video game developer
Daryn Dupavillon
South African cricketer
David du Plessis
Donald McRae
South African writer
Elias Ngwepe
South African football player
Ezrom Legae
South African sculptor
Farid Esack
South African scholar
Gideon Brand van Zyl
South African member of Parliament
Hannes Coetzee
Guitarist
Jacky Motshegwa
Football player
Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet
Former Chief Justice of South Africa
Abri van Straten
Musician
Bakone Justice Moloto
South African former lawyer
Ashley Lazarus
Director
Conrad Schmidt
Writer
Courtney Kruger
South African cricketer
D. F. Malherbe
Novelist
Dan O'Meara
David Bristow
Author
