Ten Who Dared
Christopher ColumbusRunning Time: 0:31:00 | |
Program 1 recreates the famous voyages of Christopher Columbus as he sailed west across the Atlantic Ocean, looking for a trade route to Asia. | |
Francisco PizarroRunning Time: 0:50:00 | |
How Francisco Pizarro, conquered the vast Inca Empire for Spain in 1532-3 with a handful of soldiers is recreated in Program 2. | |
Captain James CookRunning Time: 0:52:00 | |
Program 3 looks at Captain James Cook's epic three year journey around the world from 1768 - 1771. | |
Alexander von HumboldtRunning Time: 0:52:00 | |
Program 4 follows the explorations of German naturalist and traveler Alexander von Humboldt as he trekked the Orinoco river basin of Venezuela in 1799. | |
Jedediah SmithRunning Time: 0:47:00 | |
Program 5 recreates the epic western journey of the famous American fur trader, mountain man and explorer Jedediah Smith in 1826. | |
Burke and WillsRunning Time: 0:50:00 | |
Program 6 chronicles the first south-north crossing of the formidable Australian interior by Robert Burke and William Wills. | |
Henry Morton StanleyRunning Time: 0:50:00 | |
Program 7 follows the journey of Welsh journalist Henry Morton Stanley as he attempts to prove the Lualaba River is the long-sought source of the Nile. | |
Charles DoughtyRunning Time: 0:51:00 | |
Program 8 recreates English poet and writer, Charles Doughty's fantastic 1876 - 1878 Arabian journey. | |
Mary KingsleyRunning Time: 0:51:00 | |
Based on the writings of English woman Mary Kingsley, Program 9 follows her incredible trek across West Africa in the early 1890s. | |
Roald AmundsenRunning Time: 0:52:00 | |
Program 10 covers the last 788 miles of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen's epic conquest of the south pole in 1911. |
![]() | Series SKU | TDD |
Video Programs | 10 | |
Subjects | History, American History, World History, Social Studies, Anthropology | |
Supplemental Files | 1 | |
Released | 1990 | |
Produced By | BBC/Time Life Films | |
Copyright | ©1990 BBC/Time Life Films | |
Grade Levels | 10th Grade through Post Secondary |
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