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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Andrew Mlangeni
Charles Yale
Elihu Yale's son
Cornelius Kok I
Adam Kok I's son
Cornelius Kok II
South African Politician ‧ Cornelius Kok I's son
Chaim Tzvi Schneerson
Nongqawuse
Mpisani I
Thomas Pye
Architect
Buyisonto
Thulamahashe
Grantley Goulding
British olympic athlete
Frank Bolus
Botanist
Anton van Wouw
Dutch sculptor
Dave Nourse
Cricketer
Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet
Former Chief Justice of South Africa
Jay Wilbur
British musician
Annie Silinga
South African activist
Maud Sumner
South African artist
Brian Birch
English footballer
Anne Matthews
Dave Matthews' sister
Antoni Keller
Polish footballer
Frances Baard
South African trade unionist
Nicholas Saunders
British author
Ezrom Legae
South African sculptor
James R. A. Bailey
South African writer
George Pemba
South African painter
Ion Baciu
Olympic athlete
Benjamin Mwila
Zambian Politician
Lethukuthula Zulu
Gaius Scribonius Curio
Politician
Bruce Mitchell
Drummer
Peta Teanet
South African musician
Lucius Clodius Macer
Sam Manning
Musician
Lewis Ruth
Conductor
Edvard Vilhelm Sjöblom
Missionary
Ludwig Rüth Musician
Musical artist
Anicia Faltonia Proba
Gaius Scribonius Curio
Politician
Gift Leremi
Soccer player
Hugh Rouse
Actor
Doug Serrurier
Racing driver
Nkululeko Habedi
South African musician
Nongqawuse
Darryn Randall
South African cricketer
Eliza Maria Gordon-Cumming
Paleontologist
Ethel Doidge
South African mycologist