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Christopher Columbus: The Discovery

Epic tale of Christopher Colombus as he fights for the chance to discover a new route to India and China, embarking on an epic voyage of endurance and discovery.

Epic tale of Christopher Columbus, who fights for the chance to discover a new route to India and China, embarking on an historical voyage of endurance and discovery. One of the crew is dispatched by the Portuguese to sabotage the ship, while other crew members grow mutinous when land fails to materialise.

2 hours

Last on

Fri 30 May 200810:35
BBC Two except East & Yorkshire

Credits

Tomas de ToquemadaMarlon Brando
King FerdinandTom Selleck
BeatrizCatherine Zeta-Jones
HaranaOliver Cotton
Martin PinzonRobert Davi
Alvaro HaranaBenicio Del Toro

Broadcast

  • Fri 30 May 200810:35
    BBC Two except East & Yorkshire