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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Ashby Peter Solomzi Mda
South African teacher
Stephanus Petrus Olivier
Scientist
Theunie Steyn
South African judge
Len Tuckett
South African cricketer
Rachel Isabella Steyn
Bles Bridges
South African singer
Dave Shaw
Australian pilot
John Shaul
Armed force officer
Alan Paton
South African writer
Sipho Sepamla
South African poet
William Ling
South African cricketer
Cor van Gogh
Dutch drawer
Basie Vivier
Biddy Anderson
South African cricketer
Ben Kruger
South African actor
Tsakani Mhinga
South African singer
Eddie Keizan
South African motorsports racing driver
Teignmouth Melvill
Soldier
Nevill Coghill
Translator
Jack Siedle
South African cricketer
Thomas Madigage
South African football player
Mafemani Nxumalo
Isaac Kheto Nxumalo
Buyisonto
Thulamahashe
Mpisani I
Mpisani Nxumalo
P. K. van der Byl
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Rhodesia
Tony Maggs
Motorsports racing driver
Rudolf Marloth
South African botanist
Cornelius Kok I
Adam Kok I's son
Cornelius Kok II
South African Politician ‧ Cornelius Kok I's son
Pietro Ferrero Jr.
Italian chocolatier ‧ Michele Ferrero's son
Bartolomeu Dias
Portuguese mariner
Nuno da Cunha
Former Governor of Portuguese India
Charles Yale
Elihu Yale's son
Hugh Cloberry Christian
Navy officer
Ian Smith
Australian actor
John Carson
English actor
John Vorster
Former Prime Minister of South Africa
Madiba Thembekile Mandela
Nelson Mandela's son
Adam Small
South African writer
Jay Wilbur
British musician
Mary Renault
Writer
Reginald W. James
British physics researcher
Colin Eglin
South African Politician
Alexander du Toit
Geologist