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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Jennifer Woodburne
Actress
Kuli Roberts
Author
Heather Du Plessis-Allan
Presenter ‧ Barry Soper's wife
Robbie Koseff
Hlubi Mboya
Actress
Jonathan Rands
Actor
Stravino Jacobs
Rugby union player
Robin Middleton
Architectural historian
Beverley O'Connor
Journalist
Sonya Wilander
Model ‧ Mats Wilander's wife
Desmond Lachman
South African economist
Mzilikazi wa Afrika
South African journalist
Anand Naidoo
South African correspondent
Kyle Hatherell
Rugby union player
Marnus Potgieter
Rugby union player
Mpilo Gumede
Rugby union player
Asenathi Ntlabakanye
Rugby union player
Francke Horn
Rugby union player
Sibusiso Sangweni
Rugby union player
MJ Pelser
Rugby union player
David Macleod Black
Poet
Peter Gevisser
Actor
Jonathan Roxmouth
South African theater actor
Gwyneth Williams
Andries Tatane
Nozipho Nkelemba
South African actress
Marcel Van Heerden
South African actor
Ernst van Heerden
Poet
Derek Haysom
Elizabeth Haysom's father
Shira-Lee Shalit
Film director
Julie Shles
Film director
MartyParty
Musical artist
Megan Hall
South African writer
Tercious Malepe
South African footballer
David Theo Goldberg
South African professor
Gabriella Da Silva-Fick
Australian tennis player
Rima Berns-McGown
Former Member of Provincial Parliament of Ontario
Joe van Zyl
Rugby union player
Alwyn van der Merwe
Actor
Donald
South African singer-songwriter
Roland Boekhout
Executive
Jason Quinn
Executive
Dan Jackson
Actor
Thaakir Abrahams
Rugby union player
David Clatworthy
Actor
Maurice Paige
South African actor
Christopher Kubheka
South African actor
