James May's Great Explorers
Captain Cook
Season 1 Episode 3 of 3
Captain James Cook was the last explorer in the age of sail - and one of the busiest, charting one third of the globe. His voyages brought huge advancements in navigation, biology, and geography, and in Britain he is generally thought of as a hero - but in other parts of the world, that's not the story. James May examines how this studious and serious son of a farmer broke through the class ceiling to become the greatest naval captain of his age
James May's Great Explorers airs on Channel 5 at 9:00 PM, Thursday 27 February. (Subtitles, finale, series, new.)
Topics
News ➝ Current Affairs
Documentary
James May
Presenter
Catrina Lear
Series Producer
Will Daes
Executive Producer
Tom Whitter
Director