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Maiya May returns to Florida to learn how climate change is impacting ocean currents. She then goes to Georgia to meet Stacey Abrahms and learn about a non-profit. Later, Maiya returns to Florida to learn about nature. Part 6 of 6.
Victorious empires have long benefitted from the fruits of conquest. We look at how many famous icons of conquest were removed, what made them special and the debate on whether, when, and how they should be returned.
'The Endurance' recounts one of the history's greatest tales of survival, Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914-1916 expedition to Antarctica. The expedition, Shackleton's third, followed the tragic death of the famous English polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott on his quest to the South Pole. Narrated by Liam Neeson.
In 1975, an expedition led by Chris Bonington set out to achieve the impossible. To climb the South West Face of Everest, and put the very first British Mountaineers on her summit. In the face of overwhelming odds, dwindling oxygen supplies, freezing Jet Stream winds, avalanche, frostbite, widespread public negativity and the press reporting that failure was almost inevitable - a British team succeeded - where all others had failed.
Sir Francis Drake – From his journeys as a slave trader to his vicious attacks on Spanish colonial towns. The circumnavigation is the pinnacle of his career, cementing him in history as the world’s most controversial pirate. Part 1 of 8.
Grace O’Malley - Born to a seafaring family, using marriage to wrangle her political position and securing lands through a meeting with Queen Elizabeth, her rise from wanted pirate to chieftain is won through a warrior’s sword and a woman’s grit. Part 2 of 8.
John Ward - tired of the drudgery and poverty of the English navy. At age 50 he starts a remarkable ascent from petty pirate to notorious menace on the Mediterranean Sea, converting to Islam and becoming a wealthy overlord in the Ottoman Empire. Part 3 of 8.
Henry Morgan - takes humans, treasure and Spanish colonial towns with no mercy. Sailing close to the edge of legalities, his time as a pirate is punished with a stint in the Tower of London followed by a promotion to Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica. Part 4 of 8.
Captain Kidd – when the legitimate prizes of the Red Sea are not to be found, he quickly turns from pirate hunter to pirate. An unpopular captain, he frantically chases treasure and status until his fateful trial for murder. Part 5 of 8.
Living off plunder and raiding, Calico Jack, Anne Bonny and Mary Read form a troublesome trio who successfully rob ships and live off the spoils of the sea until they are captured by pirate hunters and tried for piracy. Part 6 of 8.
Blackbeard – shrouded in myth and intrigue, the name synonymous with chaos. His stolen flagship The Queen Anne’s Revenge careers through the Caribbean, gaining momentum with a diverse crew of pirates seeking equality, adventure and treasure. Part 7 of 8.
Bartholomew Roberts, aka Black Bart—the most successful pirate of the Golden Age and famous for the 'pirate code'. His piracy almost brings West Indies trade to a standstill until he is hunted down by the English crown. Part 8 of 8.
