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 Juni 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 Maj 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 Maj 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 Maj 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
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 Apr 202030min
Hernán Cortés and the Conquest of Mexico – Part 8
Series wrap up. We look at the aftermath of the siege of Tenochtitlan. We also cover the rest of Cortés' life, and the lives of some of the key players in our series. Learn more about your ad choices....
29 Mars 202035min
