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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Bryce Moon
South African football player
Chud Langton
South African cricketer
Jackie McGlew
Cricketer
Kevin Volans
South African composer
Sarel Erwee
South African cricketer
Adam Habib
Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Witwatersrand
Bandile Shandu
Football player
Nkosingiphile Ngcobo
South African footballer
Christian Gitsham
South African athlete
Brendon Dedekind
South African swimmer
Angelo Gigli
Italian professional basketball player
Nduduzo Makhathini
South African jazz musician
Chad Erskine
Jiveshan Pillay
South African cricketer
James Cunnama
Tian Meyer
South African rugby union player
Arthur Bartman
South African goalkeeper
Bradley Potgieter
South African cyclist
Brendon Davids
South African cyclist
Debbie Schäfer
Western Cape Provincial Minister of Education
Mthokozisi Shezi
South African cricketer
Kulegani Madondo
South African football player
Kyle Nipper
South African cricketer
Pat Cilliers
Rugby player
Patrick Howard
South African rugby player
Dave Orchard
South African cricket umpire
Cyril Stiles
Olympic athlete
Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita
South African businesswoman
Peter Leslie Smith
Roxanne Barker
South African soccer player
Sandile Ndlovu
South African soccer player
Melissa Carlton
Australian swimmer
Stephen Bird
Australian-South African sprint canoeist
Vincent Bones
South African singer
Cuan McCarthy
South African cricketer
Lwandiswa Zuma
South African cricketer
Ndikho Xaba
Musical artist
Justine Palframan
South African olympic athlete
Maitland Hathorn
South African cricketer
Charlie Llewellyn
South African cricketer
Alfie Cox
South African motorcycle racer
Marc Mundell
South African race walker
Michael Sheasby
Australian actor
Indira Naidoo
Australian author
Roy McLean
South African cricketer
H. Selby Msimang
South African Politician
Ashor Sarupen
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
