TV series
The Last Explorers
2011, English, on BBC One.
Archaeologist and writer Neil Oliver presents a series on the golden age of exploration, charting the routes of contact that drew together the farthest reaches of the world. Neil Oliver follows in the footsteps of four Scottish explorers who planted ideas rather than flags - ideas that shaped the modern world we know today.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 4
- Episode length
- Varies
- Status
- Ended in 2011
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S1 E4: Thomas Blake Glover
Aired 15 December 2011
Seasons 1
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Details
- First aired
- 24 November 2011
- Last aired
- 15 December 2011
- Network
- BBC One
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Miniseries
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The Last Explorers has 1 season and 4 episodes.
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