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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Pabi Moloi
Actress
Watkin Tudor Jones Jr.
South African rapper
Pierre Novellie
Actor
Colin Tatz
Professor
Martin Pistorius
Tug Yourgrau
American playwright
Kate Normington
Actress
Morné van den Berg
Rugby union player
Ian Palmer
South African football coach
Manfred Mann
Rock band
Curtis Campher
South African-Irish cricketer
Ciara Charteris
Actress
Michael Allemeier
Chef
Jon Jon Park
British former swimmer
Etienne van der Linde
South African motorsports racing driver
Alon Brumer
Israeli footballer
Jesse Suntele
South African actor
Ockie Oosthuizen
South African rugby union player
Richard Farrer
South African soccer player
Nora En Pure
Swiss DJ
Tyroane Sandows
South African football player
Bob Maud
South African tennis player
Thami Mngqolo
Actor
Ethan Brooks
Soccer player
Marlene Behrmann
Professor
Vele Manenje
Television presenter
Brett Hilton-Barber
Author
Given Stuurman
South African actor
Dewald Brevis
Cricketer
Arno Greeff
South African actor
Felicia Kentridge
South African lawyer
Kabelo Mabalane
South African musician
William Mokoena
South African football player
Norman Maake
Film director
Joannette Kruger
Tennis player
Glen Hodgson
Pianist
Ray McCauley
South African minister
BJ Banda
Football player
Bob Gosani
South African photographer
Matt Montgomery
Cricketer
Cindy Alter
Singer
Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh
Author
Siegfried Mynhardt
South African actor
Loren Rowney
Australian cyclist
Jesse Clegg
South African singer-songwriter
Emile Faurie
Olympic athlete
Dino Sofos
Record producer
