Series
Shackleton: Death or Glory
“Can six men endure Sir Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic rescue mission today?”
Documentary
This series follows a modern expedition that re-creates Sir Ernest Shackleton's trans-Antarctic expedition, which launched in 1914. The series joins a crew of five intrepid explorers, led by renowned adventurer, scientist, and author Tim Jarvis, as they duplicate Shackleton's epic sea-and-land voyage in a replica of the original explorer's lifeboat.
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Seasons & episodes
- 1Escaping the Ice10 Oct 2013 · 60mPolar explorer Tim Jarvis is on a mission to discover what happened on the most famous survival story in history - Sir Ernest Shackleton's Discovery Expedition.
- 2Lost at Sea17 Oct 2013 · 60mIn a tiny replica wooden lifeboat, with 100-year-old equipment, clothes and rations, the team of six men battle 800 miles across the roughest ocean on the planet.
- 3Beyond Endurance24 Oct 2013 · 60mFollowing the successful sea crossing from Elephant Island, Tim Jarvis must now traverse the mountains of South Georgia to complete his re-enactment of Shackleton’s “double.” But injury, illness, and bad weather are against him.
Details
- First aired
- 10 Oct 2013
- Last aired
- 24 Oct 2013
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- Discovery
- Episodes
- 3
Cast
Tim JarvisSelf
