Endurance: Race to the Pole with Ben Fogle
The Discovery Expedition, 1901-1904
Season 1 Episode 1 of 3
Ben and Dwayne Fields tackle the trials and tribulations faced by the expeditions racing to become the first to reach the South Pole at the beginning of the 20th century, experience decisive moments that saw Roald Amundsen reach the pole first, Ernest Shackleton become a seasoned explorer and Robert Falcon Scott reach the pole only to die on the return journey. In the opeining episode, Ben and Dwayne land on Antarctica and transition from modern polar explorers into their historical clothes and follow in the footsteps of Britain's three-year-long Discovery expedition, which began in 1901
Endurance: Race to the Pole with Ben Fogle airs on 5SELECT at 12:00 PM, Tuesday 31 December. (Subtitles.)
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
Foreign Countries ➝ Expeditions
Ben Fogle
Presenter
Dwayne Fields
Presenter
Alexis Girardet
Series Director