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Africa

★ 8.9 24K votes 2013–2013 1 season · 6 episodes Ended BBC One
Nature & scienceThe natural world or science itself as the subject.This show: 10/10Wonder & aweSpectacle and imagination that expand the world.This show: 10/10Visually strikingComposition and imagery worth pausing for.This show: 10/10DocuseriesNonfiction storytelling across episodes.This show: 9/10Big-budget spectacleBlockbuster-scale production values.This show: 8/10AtmosphericMood and place thick enough to touch.This show: 8/10Family-safeNothing to worry about with anyone in the room.This show: 8/10British TVThe British television sensibility: tone, restraint and format traditions.This show: 7/10
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"A continent's wildlife rendered in breathtaking patience"

This BBC nature documentary spends seven episodes traveling across Africa's major regions, from the Kalahari to the Congo rainforest, showing how wildlife survives extreme heat, drought, and seasonal change. Narrated with quiet authority by David Attenborough, it moves at a patient, observational pace, letting long unbroken sequences of animal behavior build tension and wonder on their own. The feel is grand and meditative rather than fast-paced, driven by stunning cinematography and a sweeping orchestral score. It rewards attentive viewing over background watching, offering some of the most striking wildlife footage ever captured on television.

Watch it for

the extraordinary, often record-breaking wildlife footage captured across every corner of the continent.

Maybe skip if

you want fast pacing rather than slow, immersive nature observation.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12013
8.53K65h 7m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Kalahari8.7
73151 min
▶2Savannah8.5
61051 min
▶3Congo8.5
57951 min
▶4Cape8.4
54551 min
▶5Sahara8.5
52751 min
▶6The Future8.2
44452 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

David Attenborough Self - Narrator, Self - Presenter
Simon Blakeney Self - Assistant Producer, Self - Producer
Justine Evans Self - Camerawoman
Mark Deeble Self - Cameraman
Matthew Wright Self - Producer
Bill Rudolph Self - Sound Recordist
Hugh Pearson Self - Producer
Mike Fox Self - Cameraman
Mark MacEwen Self - Cameraman
Martyn Colbeck Self - Cameraman

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