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Shackleton: Death or Glory

“Can six men endure Sir Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic rescue mission today?”

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.

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Season 1

3 Episodes

EP 01

EP 1

01.Escaping the Ice

2013-10-10

01.Escaping the Ice

Aired 2013-10-10

Polar explorer Tim Jarvis is on a mission to discover what happened on the most famous survival story in history - Sir Ernest Shackleton's Discovery Expedition.

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EP 02

EP 2

02.Lost at Sea

2013-10-17

02.Lost at Sea

Aired 2013-10-17

In a tiny replica wooden lifeboat, with 100-year-old equipment, clothes and rations, the team of six men battle 800 miles across the roughest ocean on the planet.

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EP 03

EP 3

03.Beyond Endurance

2013-10-24

03.Beyond Endurance

Aired 2013-10-24

Following the successful sea crossing from Elephant Island, Tim Jarvis must now traverse the mountains of South Georgia to complete his re-enactment of Shackleton’s “double.” But injury, illness, and bad weather are against him.

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