Chasing Shackleton [DVD video]

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Title:

Added Author:

Jarvis, Tim, 1966- television producer, interviewee.

French, Joe, television producer, television director.

Cox, Brian, 1946- narrator.

Edition:

Widescreen.

Publication Date:

2014

Publication Information:

[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2014]

[Arlington, Virginia?] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2014]

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (ca. 180 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

ISBN:

9781608830350

Abstract:

Can six people endure Sir Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic rescue mission today? Using a replica boat, and the same equipment and clothing as would have been used in 1914, explorer Tim Jarvis and his crew attempt to follow in Shackleton's wake, going beyond the point of no return, using their firsthand extreme experience measured against historical accounts to unlock the secrets of Shackleton's survival.

General Note:

Documentary.

Originally produced as a television mini-series.

Performers:

Narrated by Brian Cox ; featuring Tim Jarvis.

Technical Details:

DVD; NTSC, Region 1; wide screen presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0.

Personal Subject:

Jarvis, Tim, 1966--Travel-Antarctica.

Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, 1874-1922-Travel-Antarctica.

Corporate Subject:

Endurance (Ship)