Shackleton: Death or Glory
“Can six men endure Sir Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic rescue mission today?”
2013•TV-PG•1 Seasons•3 Episodes•Ended
Documentary
This series follows a modern expedition that re-creates Sir Ernest Shackleton's trans-Antarctic expedition, which launched in 1914. The series joins a crew of five intrepid explorers, led by renowned adventurer, scientist, and author Tim Jarvis, as they duplicate Shackleton's epic sea-and-land voyage in a replica of the original explorer's lifeboat.
Network
Discovery
Origin
GB
Cast
Tim Jarvis
Self
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