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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Quintin McMillan
South African cricketer
Thomas François Burgers
Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk
South African painter
Eddie Calvert
English trumpeter
Sam Nzima
South African photographer
Krotoa
Translator
Maqoma
Warrior
Louis Babrow
South African rugby union player
Louise Juta
Bookseller
George Fullerton
Musical instrument maker
Johannes Kotze
South African cricketer
Henry Jenner Scobell
Military personnel
Louis Stricker
South African cricketer
William H. Andrews
American molecular biologist
Thomas Charles John Bain
South African engineer
Harry Scobell
Military personnel
Gene Rockwell
South African singer
Theunis van Schalkwyk
Boxer
Tuppy Owen-Smith
South African cricketer
Tony Mallett
English cricketer
Lucky Dube
Willem Cornelis Janse van Rensburg
Political figure
Lionel Ngakane
South African filmmaker
Alan Melville
English television presenter
Worsie Visser
Singer
Guy Tunmer
Racing driver
Randall de Jager
South African actor
Feziwe Faith Radebe
Lucas Radebe's wife
Zak van Niekerk
Musical artist
Hendrik Potgieter
Political leader
Willie Ludick
South African boxer
Greig Oliver
Rugby union player
Tom van Vollenhoven
Rugby league player
Zacharias Richard Mahabane
South African Politician
Burry Stander
Olympic athlete
Clive Halse
South African cricketer
Mary Kingsley
Writer
William Froude
Engineer
Henry Miers Elliot
Historian
Ronald Reid-Daly
Gotthold Herxheimer
German pathologist
Chris Heunis
Former Acting State President of South Africa
Lourens Muller
South African Politician
Richard van der Riet Woolley
Astronomer
William Henry Bell
Composer
Lionell Phillips
Politician
Lionel Phillips
Politician
