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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Charles Wilhelm Thesen
Norwegian ship-owner
Heinrich Schmelen
German missionary
Mbulelo Mzamane
South African author
Zacharias Richard Mahabane
South African Politician
Jeffrey Ntuka
South African footballer
Mátyás Seiber
British composer
Dimitri Tsafendas
Koos du Plessis
South African singer
Ken Viljoen
South African cricketer
David Younger
Soldier
Jan de Klerk
South African rugby union player
Corra Dirksen
Andries du Plessi
Author
Frederic Creswell
Former Minister of Defence and Military Veterans of South Africa
Eudy Simelane
South African footballer
Albert Lutuli
South African teacher
Albert Luthuli
South African Politician
Albert Luthuli
South African Politician
Mogau Tshehla
South African footballer
David Farrar
Film actor
Isaiah Shembe
South African evangelist
Ian Player
South African conservationist ‧ Gary Player's brother
Mfaz'Omnyama
Music performer
Headman Shabalala
Mlondi Dlamini
South African football player
Anele Ngcongca
South African football player
Jansen Van Vuuren (Frederik Jansen van . . .
Jansen Van Vuuren (Frederik Jansen van Vuuren)
Jansen Van Vuuren
Jockey Shabalala
Singer ‧ Joseph Shabalala's brother
Arthur Stark
Medical doctor
Herman Albrecht
South African-British trooper
Robert Digby-Jones
Soldier
Menzi Ngubane
South African actor
Hamilton Naki
Surgeon
Annie Silinga
South African activist
Koos de la Rey
Military officer
Cecil Kenneth Baker
South African artist
James R. A. Bailey
South African writer
Es'kia Mphahlele
South African writer
Patrick Ntsoelengoe
South African football player
Arthur Bartman
South African goalkeeper
Joseph Shabalala
Music director
Umanji
South African musician
Benedict Daswa
Markus Jebsen
Albertina Sisulu
South African activist
