The Lost World of Joseph Banks — Season 1, Episode 3: Empire’s Plant Hunter
Documentary • 25 min • 1 season, 5 episodes
Episode synopsis
“Empire’s Plant Hunter” follows Banks and his companions on their botanical journey of exploration of the eastern coast of Australia, the disastrous loss of life on board the Endeavour in the East Indies and Banks’ return to London in 1771, which made him a celebrity.
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.