Shackleton: Death or Glory — Season 1
Can six men endure Sir Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic rescue mission today?
About this season
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.
Episodes (3)
1. Escaping the Ice
Aired 10 October 2013 • 60 min
Polar 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.
2. Lost at Sea
Aired 17 October 2013 • 60 min
In 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.
3. Beyond Endurance
Aired 24 October 2013 • 60 min
Following 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.