In the middle of the 19th Century and at the height of Britain s imperial power, an unsolved mystery lay in the very heart of Africa; the mystery of the source of the Nile. It was a challenge that attracted a handful of extraordinary men: a challenge strong enough to reveal the best, and the worst, in all of them. Before long, it was to become an obsession....
Show Info
Schedule: Wednesdays at 21:20
(60 min)
Status: Ended
Show Type:
Documentary
(waiting for more votes)
Previous Episode
Conquest and Death
Episode 1x06; Oct 27, 1971
His expeditions were like a red-hot poker drawn across a blanket. With a dedicated ruthlessness, Henry Stanley set out to solve the problems surrounding the source of the Nile that had obsessed Victorian England for so long. Meanwhile Richard Burton…
Previous Episodes
| Episode Name | Airdate | Trailer |
|---|---|---|
| 1x06: Conquest and Death | Oct 27, 1971 | |
| 1x05: Find Livingstone | Oct 20, 1971 | |
| 1x04: The Great Debate | Oct 13, 1971 |
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