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Airdate: Shackleton: Death or Glory

Australian explorer Tim Jarvis will feature in a new 3-part documentary recreating one of the amazing survival story of Sir Ernest Shackleton.

2013-10-31_2248Australian explorer Tim Jarvis, seen recently on 60 Minutes, will feature in a new 3-part documentary recreating one of the amazing survival story of Sir Ernest Shackleton in Shackleton: Death or Glory on SBS.

In 1916, Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Trans-Antarctic Expedition met with disaster when his ship The Endurance sank in the Antarctic. His heroic leadership saved the lives of 27 men stranded for more than 500 days, and has inspired explorers and leaders over many generations.

Renowned Australian adventurer, scientist and author Tim Jarvis and his crew of five explorers set out to replicate this astonishing voyage in a replica of Shackleton’s boat, using only the tools and supplies the original team used.

Shackleton: Death or Glory documents the gruelling trip in three gripping parts, as Jarvis and the group test themselves against the roughest ocean on the planet, deadly crevasse field and impossible climbs in one of the last wildernesses on Earth.

Shackleton: Death or Glory premieres Saturday 23 November, 8.30pm on SBS ONE over three weeks (3x 1 hour).

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