S1E2:Explorers

9 Jan 201950 minTV-PG

20th century exploration began with flag planting in the name of empire, and over the decades, improvements in technology saw explorers take on greater and greater challenges. Dermot O’Leary examines the lives of iconic adventurers such as Ernest Shackleton, Gertrude Bell, Neil Armstrong and Jane Goodall. He uncovers their greatest achievements and explores their historic legacies.