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A film record of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s heroic but ill-fated attempt to cross the Antarctic in 1914-1916, photographed by Frank Hurley. Shackleton’s ship ‘Endurance’ became stuck fast in the pack...
A 6-part series using state-of-the-art computer graphics to demonstrate the beautiful, astonishing and often dangerous phenomena of the Universe. Presented by Sam Neill. Individual programmes are: 1) Star...
Highlights of three decades of ‘National Geographic Specials’. Shows the first Americans to conquer Everest, underwater explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, and wildlife researchers Dian Fossey and Jane...
Television series in which Michael Wood relates the history of the Spanish conquest of the New World in the 16th century. In four parts: 1) The Fall of The Aztecs: retraces Cortes’ journey across Mexico...
1 (producer Sam Roberts): Explores recent developments in the search for life on Mars. Recent images possible sedimentary rock formations there, suggesting that parts of Mars had once been covered by water,...
Looks at the $96 billion project to build the International Space Station, a global venture intended as a stepping stone to Mars and an orbiting laboratory. Examines the arguments for and against the space...
An account of space exploration and discovery from the first attempts to magnify the sky to space travel. Contains computer-created footage, actual footage shot from spacecraft and archive film. Narrated by...
Uses animated maps, historic art work and on-location action video to explain 15th-century trade with the Far East and how trade restrictions helped to bring about an age of discovery. Focuses on Prince...
Focuses on the great explorations of the 15th and 16th centuries, using animated maps, artwork and video. Looks at the shift from the medieval era to the Renaissance; the trade in Asian luxury goods; Prince...
Tracks some of the development from 1992 to 1997 of a space mission to be launched towards Titan, the largest satellite of Saturn, in October 1997. Follows two experiments being developed at the University...
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