The Lost World of Joseph Banks — Season 1, Episode 1: A Great Endeavour
Documentary • 25 min • 1 season, 5 episodes
Episode synopsis
“A Great Endeavour” looks at Banks’ early privileged life as the son of a wealthy landowner who inherited vast estates, and his developing friendship with Swedish botanist, Daniel Solander, who would accompany him on his journey and adventures to the South Seas on board the Endeavour with Captain Cook.
About The Lost World of Joseph Banks
In this first ever television documentary of Banks' life, journalist Ian Cross explores his influence over five decades during a critical period of great change in the world, from 1770 to 1820.