
Driven by ambition and greed; or in quest of prestige and glory; or searching for a unique brand of personal fulfilment; they deserted their homelands to make journeys never before achieved.
Air Date: 1975-09-14
A wave of shocked disbelief rebounded through Britain at the news that Scott of the Antarctic had a rival. At the las...
Air Date: 1975-09-21
Dressed as an Arab while boasting he was a Christian there was little hope for him. The fierce nomads of the desert w...
Air Date: 1975-09-28
H. M. STANLEY wanted to solve the mystery of the River Lualaba in unexplored Central Africa. Was it the headwater of ...
Air Date: 1975-10-05
The Royal Society of the Colony of Victoria chose Robert O'Hara Burke to explore the centre of Australia.
Air Date: 1975-10-12
Mary Kingsley risked her life in a dramatic and calculated way when she entered the forests of West Africa-the white ...
Air Date: 1975-10-19
It was the search fur that led Jed Smith West, deep into North America. He fought Indians and survived a savage attac...
Air Date: 1975-10-26
Follow Hunboldt's amazing exploration of the Orinoco River in 1799.
Air Date: 1975-11-02
Cook carried secret orders. To search for a Southern Continent and claim it for Britain. He found the East Coast of A...
Air Date: 1975-11-09
Francisco Pizarro grabbed his last chance to gain prestige and gold. There were rumours of a kingdom in South America...
Air Date: 1975-11-16
Columbus refused to accept he had found a new Continent. Until the day he died he believed had discovered a new route...