Shackleton: Death or Glory

Can six men endure Sir Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic rescue mission today?

TV-PG2013•3h 0m

Documentary

This series follows a modern expedition that re-creates Sir Ernest Shackleton's trans-Antarctic expedition, which launched in 1914. The series joins a crew of five intrepid explorers, led by renowned adventurer, scientist, and author Tim Jarvis, as they duplicate Shackleton's epic sea-and-land voyage in a replica of the original explorer's lifeboat.

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Ended

First Aired

October 10, 2013

Last Aired

October 24, 2013

Networks

Discovery

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Season

Escaping the Ice

Air date: 2013-10-10

Polar explorer Tim Jarvis is on a mission to discover what happened on the most famous survival story in history - Sir Ernest Shackleton's Discovery Expedition.

Lost at Sea

Air date: 2013-10-17

In a tiny replica wooden lifeboat, with 100-year-old equipment, clothes and rations, the team of six men battle 800 miles across the roughest ocean on the planet.

Beyond Endurance

Air date: 2013-10-24

Following the successful sea crossing from Elephant Island, Tim Jarvis must now traverse the mountains of South Georgia to complete his re-enactment of Shackleton’s “double.” But injury, illness, and bad weather are against him.