Season 1
4 episodes · Apr 13, 1983
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- S1E1
A Merchant Navy Man
Apr 13, 198360mPart one of a four-part serial dramatising the life of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.
- S1E2
Our Dead Bodies Must Tell the Tale
Apr 20, 198360mOctober 1908. McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. Forced by ice conditions to break an agreement with Scott, Shackleton has returned to Ross Island. From the expedition's base at Cape Royds an attempt to reach the South Pole is about to begin. The logistical setback has severely limited their plans.
- S1E3
Men Wanted for Hazardous Journey
Apr 27, 198360m1914. Following the shattering news of Scott's death on his return journey from the South Pole, Shackleton formulates a new challenge on Antarctica. Sailing south in 'Endurance', his expedition will cross the vast continent.
- S1E4
Cape Horn - Or South Georgia?
May 4, 198360mDecember 1916. After the loss of 'Endurance', Shackleton and his 27 men endeavour to cross the frozen Weddell Sea. Land lies 350 miles away, and as they drift helplessly northwards they know that soon the ice will break beneath them.