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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Mark Roper
South African film director
Matty Pattison
South African former soccer player
Michael Horak
Rugby union player
Mike Connell
Former football player
Miles Hunt-Davis
Officer
Neil Pauw
Musician
Neville Godwin
Former tennis player
Oli Steadman
Multi-instrumentalist
Oswald Reid
Armed force officer
Paul du Toit
South African artist
Peter Auret Musician
Musical artist
Bradford Vaughan
South African professional golfer
Brett Michael Innes
Screenwriter
Byron Bertram
Tennis player
Colleen Piketh
Jack Klaff
Actor
Harry Rabinowitz
Conductor
Nicholas Mário de Almeida Torrão
Football forward
Ricardo Nunes
Portuguese football player
Robyn Moodaly
Football player
Russell Winter
Former rugby union player
Ryan De Jongh
Football player
Ryan Patterson
South African gymnast
Matthew Brittain
South African rower
Sandra Fredman
Academic
Sebastian de Chaves
Rugby union player
Shelley Davidow
Author
Shelley Russell
South African field hockey player
Andisiwe Mgcoyi
South African footballer
Ed Jordan
South African musician
Ivan McKinley
South African soccer player
Jacques Botes
Rugby player
Trevor Fisher Jnr
South African professional golfer
William Small-Smith
South African rugby union player
Anton Hammerl
Photojournalist
Brent Carelse
Football player
Jacqueline Hunt
Keith Oxlee
South African rugby union player
Kyla-Rose Smith
South African Violinist
Lisa-Marie Deetlefs
South African field hockey player
Michael Melle
South African cricketer
Neil Winstanley
South African footballer
Pieter Prinsloo
Basketball player
Sizwe Ndlovu
South African rower
Solly Shoke
St. Lucia
South African singer
Stanley Glasser
South African composer
