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Explorers (1975)

Season 1 • Episode 4 • The Story of Burke and Wills

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Explorers Season 1, Episode 4: The Story of Burke and Wills

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The Royal Society of the Colony of Victoria chose Robert O'Hara Burke to explore the centre of Australia. Watch Explorers Season 1, Episode 4 The Story of Burke and Wills in HD free online. Enjoy high-quality streaming of Explorers Season 1, Episode 4 and share your thoughts in the comments below!

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Episodes

10 episodes
Season 1
1

The Story of Roald Amundsen

A wave of shocked disbelief rebounded through Britain at the news that Scott of the Antarctic had a rival. At the last moment Roald Amundsen, a tough and moody Norwegian, decided to race the British expedition to the South Pole.

50 min
2

The Story of Charles Montagu Doughty

Dressed as an Arab while boasting he was a Christian there was little hope for him. The fierce nomads of the desert would surely kill him on sight. But this strange and intense Englishman was determined to reach the Holy City of Mecca.

50 min
3

The Story of Henry Morton Stanley

H. M. STANLEY wanted to solve the mystery of the River Lualaba in unexplored Central Africa. Was it the headwater of the River Nile? Or could it be the eastern section of the River Congo?

50 min
4

The Story of Burke and Wills

The Royal Society of the Colony of Victoria chose Robert O'Hara Burke to explore the centre of Australia.

50 min
5

The Story of Mary Kingsley

Mary Kingsley risked her life in a dramatic and calculated way when she entered the forests of West Africa-the white man's grave. It was to be one of the shortest important journeys in the history of exploration.

50 min
6

The Story of Jedediah Smith

It was the search fur that led Jed Smith West, deep into North America. He fought Indians and survived a savage attack by a grizzly bear. In the summer of 1826 he prepared to leave Salt Lake on another journey that would make history.

50 min
7

The Story of Alexander von Humboldt

Follow Hunboldt's amazing exploration of the Orinoco River in 1799.

50 min
8

The Story of Captain James Cook

Cook carried secret orders. To search for a Southern Continent and claim it for Britain. He found the East Coast of Australia. But his ship ripped into the Great Barrier Reef and he had to fight to save his ship and the lives of his crew.

50 min
9

The Story of Francisco Pizarro

Francisco Pizarro grabbed his last chance to gain prestige and gold. There were rumours of a kingdom in South America stuffed with treasures. When he returned he was rich. Behind him the Inca Empire of the Sun God lay in ruins.

50 min
10

The Story of Christopher Columbus

Columbus refused to accept he had found a new Continent. Until the day he died he believed had discovered a new route to China. Tonight's film tells the little-known story of what really happened to Columbus and his men.

50 min