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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Cole Alexander
South African soccer player
Bulelani Alfred Ndengane
Soccer player
Alec Erwin
Former Minister of Public Enterprises of Government of South Africa
Bradley Vincent
Swimmer
Hennie Daniller
Rugby union fullback
Andre Petim
South African goalkeeper
Roscoe Pietersen
South African soccer player
Devon Saal
South African footballer
Neville D
Songwriter
Christia Visser
Actress
Winston Mankunku Ngozi
South African saxophone player
Philip Boston
Director
Laurence Oliphant
British author
YoungstaCPT
South African rapper and lyricist
Pieter van Dalen
Former Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Husain Essop
Visual artist
Igshaan Adams
Artist
Peter Flack
South African author
Ronald Harwood
South African-British author
Brad Schmulian
New Zealand cricketer
Neil Kruger
Cricketer
Jayden Adams
Soccer player
Daniel Ellensohn
Football player
James Lewis Perry
South African cyclist
Gerrit Viljoen
Steve White-Cooper
Rugby union player
Rashied Staggie
Hendrik Swellengrebel
Former Governor of the Dutch Cape Colony
Ryan Julius
South African olympic athlete
Dayaan Cassiem
South African olympic athlete
Keenan Horne
South African field hockey player
Tim Harris
Former Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Roy Dryburgh
South African rugby union player
Alton Meiring
Football player
Elandré Huggett
South African rugby union player
HD Ackerman
South African cricketer
Athelstan Spilhaus
Luthando Mateza
Soccer player
Ziyaad Eksteen
Football player
Alexander Heath
South African olympic athlete
Cheyne Fowler
South African football player
Etochi Ejike
Actor ‧ Ejike Asiegbu's son
Jean van der Westhuyzen
Olympic athlete
Ghafoer Luckan
South African rugby union player
Luthando Sixhaso
Goalkeeper
Junaid Dawood
South African cricketer
Justin Pietersen
South African figure skater
