The Burke and Wills Expedition - Part 6 - The Return
In part 6 of our series, Robert Burke and his comrades begin their journey from the northern coast of Australia to the depot at Cooper's Creek. They are low on supplies and their health is waning. Mea...
15 Kesä 202029min
The Burke and Wills Expedition - Part 5 - Across Australia
In part 5 of our series Robert Burke and William Wills lead a small contingent of men into the outback of Australia in an attempt to reach reach the north coast - and in the process become the first m...
4 Kesä 202032min
The Burke and Wills Expedition - Part 4 - Cooper's Creek
In part 4 of our series, Burke and Wills travel north to Cooper's Creek, where they establish a supply depot. Burke will spend a month scouting the area to the north, before finally departing for the ...
25 Touko 202042min
The Burke and Wills Expedition - Part 3 - Menindee
In part 3 of our series, the Victorian Exploring Expedition travels from Melbourne to the frontier outpost of Menindee on the Darling River. Along the way, the VEE will undergo a transformation as man...
12 Touko 202036min
The Burke and Wills Expedition - Part 2 - Preparation and Departure
In part 2 of our series, Robert Burke and the Exploration Committee hire men for the Victorian Exploring Expedition (VEE), including William Wills - who will serve the expedition's surveyor, meteorolo...
4 Touko 202031min
The Burke and Wills Expedition - Part 1 - Australia, the Royal Society of Victoria and Robert Burke
The first episode in the Burke and Wills Expedition series provides background to the endeavor - which was an expedition to cross Australia in 1860-61. We are introduced to the organizers of the exped...
27 Huhti 202036min
Hanno the Navigator
Between 400-600 BCE, Hanno the Navigator of Carthage, conducted an epic voyage down the west coast of Africa - sailing more than 4,000 miles - reaching all the way to modern-day Gabon. Learn more abou...
13 Huhti 202026min
Vladimir Atlasov and the Exploration of Kamchatka
In this episode, Cossack Vladimir Atlasov explores the Kamchatka Peninsula in the late 1690s - claiming it for the Russian Empire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6 Huhti 202030min
