James Cook - Part 8 - Third Voyage: Return to Polynesia
In this episode, James Cook he's back to Tahiti before setting his sights on North America - and a search for the Northwest Passage. Along the way, he makes the most significant discovery of his life ...
6 Dec 202241min
James Cook - Part 7 - Second Voyage: South Seas and the Southern Atlantic
In part 7 of our series on James Cook, our British explorer sails around the islands of Polynesia and Micronesia, then plunges south into the Antarctic Ice. We wrap up the voyage with some discoveries...
21 Nov 202244min
James Cook - Part 6 - Second Voyage: Terra Australis
In part six of our series, we begin the second voyage of James Cook. This time, Cook has two ships, Resolution and Adventure. He sails to the other side of the world - searching for the hidden souther...
14 Nov 202232min
James Cook - Part 5 - First Voyage: Around the World
In part five of our series, James Cook and Endeavour sail to Batavia, then around Africa to complete their first epic voyage by circumnavigating the world. The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave...
7 Nov 202238min
James Cook - Part 4 - First Voyage: New Zealand and Australia
In this episode, we wrap up James Cook's first historic voyage. It will include exploring New Zealand and Australia, a near-sinking of Endeavour, and then a long voyage back to England. Along the way,...
27 Okt 202232min
James Cook - Part 3 - First Voyage: Tahiti and Terra Australis
In part 3 of our series on James Cook, our English explorer arrives in Tahiti to conduct a survey of the Transit of Venus. After that, he and Endeavour explore the surrounding islands, then goes in se...
18 Okt 202229min
James Cook - Part 2 - First Voyage: Tahiti
In part 2 of our series, James Cook takes command of the Endeavour and sets out to Tahiti to record the Transit of Venus. The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.c...
11 Okt 202236min
James Cook - Part 1 - Early years, war and surveyor
In part 1 of our series on British explorer James Cook, we look at the man's younger years, plus his life in the Royal Navy - focusing on his time in the Seven Years' War, and several years surveying ...
29 Sep 202238min
