'Africa' review: BBC/Discovery offer rare glimpse of the continent
"Africa," a sweeping BBC/Discovery seven-part documentary that promises a "never seen before" look at the continent, premieres at 10 p.m. Tuesday on the Discovery Channel. Credit: Discovery Channel/BBC
Ah, the small-mindedness of that question: "Africa" convincingly, emphatically, establishes that you ain't seen nothing yet. Based on the first hour (all that was sent out for review), this really does promise a magical mystery tour of a world we thought was familiar but instead is alien, mysterious and even numinous (watch a herd of black rhinos perform an elaborate mating ritual in starlight, and think otherwise).
As with many of these Discovery/BBC triumphs, much of "Africa's" success is due to patience -- these things take years to produce -- and some to technology. A very special type of camera, you will be told, was used to capture those rhinos in love. Whitaker is another good addition here as well, offering touches of whimsy and wit.
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