The Burke and Wills Expedition - Part 7 - The Mount Hopeless Gamble
In Part 7 of our series, Burke, Wills and King make a desperate stab at making for Mount Hopeless. While much closer than Menindee, the three men do not know the way or have accurate directions. Meanw...
23 Jun 202034min
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 Jun 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 Jun 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 Mai 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 Mai 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 Mai 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 Apr 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 Apr 202026min
