
Archaeologist and writer Neil Oliver presents a series on the golden age of exploration, charting the routes of contact that drew together the farthest reaches of the world. Neil Oliver follows in the footsteps of four Scottish explorers who planted ideas rather than flags - ideas that shaped the modern world we know today.
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Air Date: 2011-11-24
In this first programme, Neil travels down the Zambesi river to reveal how David Livingstone took the faith of his na...
Air Date: 2011-12-01
Following in the footsteps of a scientific explorer who has become all but lost to history, Neil charts the remarkabl...
Air Date: 2011-12-08
Set in the spectacular Yosemite Valley in California, this is the story of the father of the modern conservation move...
Air Date: 2011-12-15
In the last of the series, Neil travels to Japan to uncover the extraordinary story of Thomas Blake Glover. Blending ...