List of episodes of the series «Shackleton»
- Seasons count: 1
- Episodes count: 4
- Total viewing time: 4 h.
Release date: 4/13/1983
A Merchant Navy Man
- Episode number: 1
- Episode duration: 60 min.
- Episode description: Part one of a four-part serial dramatising the life of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.
Release date: 4/20/1983
Our Dead Bodies Must Tell the Tale
- Episode number: 2
- Episode duration: 60 min.
- Episode description: October 1908. McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. Forced by ice conditions to break an agreement with Scott, Shackleton has returned to Ross Island. From the expedition's base at Cape Royds an attempt to reach the South Pole is about to begin. The logistical setback has severely limited their plans.
Release date: 4/27/1983
Men Wanted for Hazardous Journey
- Episode number: 3
- Episode duration: 60 min.
- Episode description: 1914. Following the shattering news of Scott's death on his return journey from the South Pole, Shackleton formulates a new challenge on Antarctica. Sailing south in 'Endurance', his expedition will cross the vast continent.
Release date: 5/4/1983
Cape Horn - Or South Georgia?
- Episode number: 4
- Episode duration: 60 min.
- Episode description: December 1916. After the loss of 'Endurance', Shackleton and his 27 men endeavour to cross the frozen Weddell Sea. Land lies 350 miles away, and as they drift helplessly northwards they know that soon the ice will break beneath them.