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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Sean Dundee
Footballer
Bruce Hemphill
South African businessman
Senuran Muthusamy
South African cricketer
Gordon Murray
British-South African designer
Syd Kitchen
South African guitarist
Ann Mortifee
Singer
Aewon Wolf
Singer
Grant Langston
Motorcyclist
Brilliant Khuzwayo
South African footballer
Suhana Meharchand
Canadian journalist
Puven Pather
Australian film director
Tracey Rose
South African artist
Omar Badsha
South African artist
John Didcott
South African lawyer
Alan Koch
South African coach
Kyle Ambrose
Film producer
Darrel BristowBovey
Screenwriter
Kearyn Baccus
Australian footballer
Khaya Mthethwa
South African singer-songwriter
Wade Eastwood
Stuntman
Robert Letellier
Historian
Ricky Riccitelli
George Earle
Rugby union lock
Sandile Ngcobo
Former Chief Justice of South Africa
Zak Yacoob
Justice
Derek Smethurst
South African soccer player
Robert McBride
Police officer
Tshepo Moreki
South African cricketer
Sifiso Hlanti
South African footballer
Trisha Chetty
South African cricketer
Victor Stiebel
British-South African couturier
Herby Wade
South African cricketer
Joe Matthews
South African activist
Percy Deift
Mathematician
Liam Jordan
South African football player
Brad Lacey
Australian rugby union player
Kevin Mileham
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Janine Price
Singer
Clyde Rathbone
Rugby player
Rheece Evans
South African football player
Abel Mabaso
South African soccer player
Kwanda Mngonyama
South African soccer player
Michelle Cowan
Monde Hadebe
South African rugby union player
Cody Chetty
South African cricketer
Sketchy Bongo
Record producer
Sthembiso Ngcobo
Football player
