Timewatch · SEASON 28
In Shackleton's Footsteps
Episode 7 · 2009-04-04

- Documentary
Episode overview
A small group of British men have some unfinished family business in Antarctica. A century ago their ancestors, under the leadership of the explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, tried and failed to become the first men to reach the South Pole. Following in their footsteps, the team embarks on a 900-mile trek across an area so rarely visited that more men have walked on the Moon. 7/7.
60 minutes
Season 28 episodes
1. Queen Elizabeth's Lost Guns2009-02-21
2. QE2: The Final Voyage2009-02-28
3. The Real Bonnie and Clyde2009-03-07
4. Captain Cook: The Man Behind the Legend2009-03-14
5. WW1 Aces Falling2009-03-21
6. Pyramid: The Last Secret2009-03-28
7. In Shackleton's Footsteps2009-04-04
8. The Prince and the Plotter2009-07-04