Africa: Eye to Eye with the Unknown A new David Attenborough series, 'Africa', airs tonight (January 2, 2013) on BBC One, showing the continent from a spectacular new angle. The series airs for the first time tonight (January 2, 2013), at 9pm on BBC One. These images were taken from the accompanying book, published by Quercus (£25). You can buy the book at the Telegraph Bookshop.