Zebulon Pike - Part 2

In the final part of our series, Caillié has reached Timbuktu - but what will he find? Will it be the city of gold as described by earlier visitors? And now that he had reached his destination - he ne...

19 Aug 202437min

Caillié begins his audacious trek to reach the legendary city of Timbuktu. Disguised as an Arab trying to reach his home in the Middle, he will travel with various caravans into the heart of West Afri...

5 Aug 202432min

In 1827, French explorer René Caillié set out to become the first European to reach the fabled city of Timbuktu - and return alive. In the first part of our story, we learn about the history of Timbuk...

30 Jul 202429min

In the final part of our series on American frontiersman Daniel Boone, we take him through his final years in Kentucky - where he was a surveyor, innkeeper and many other things. But the largest part ...

16 Jul 202440min

Part 4 of our series takes through the frontier wars that took place during the American Revolution from 1778-1783. This will include the Siege of Boonesborough and the disastrous Battle of Blue Licks...

9 Jul 202445min

In part 3 of our series, Daniel Boone and the settlers of Kentucky struggle to survive in the early years of the American Revolution. Boonesborough will withstand many attacks. Also, Boone's own daugh...

24 Jun 202437min

In part 2 of our series, Daniel Boone becomes a woodsmen of legend as he comes to know Kentucky like no man. In the process, he will identify the Cumberland Gap - one of the great mountain passes in A...

17 Jun 202440min

In the first part of our series on American pioneer Daniel Boone, we look at his early life, including his years growing up on the North Carolina frontier, his time in the French and Indian War, and h...

10 Jun 202439min