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1 online resource (streaming video file) (55 min.) ; 369380271 bytes |
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*Aboriginal amd Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that the following program may contain images and voices of deceased persons*Captain Cook: Obsession and Discovery is a four-part documentary series which traces the private and professional life of Britain's greatest sailor, examining his triumphs and defeats, his hopes and disappointments, and the unlikely rise to social prominence of a man born into rural poverty. Cook expert and bestselling British author Vanessa Collingridge, searches for the man behind the legend as she traces his story in a series that is part biography and part travelogue.A hero to some, a villain to others, this son of an English farm labourer described more of the globe than any other man in three incredible voyages, and pushed the borders of the British Empire to the ends of the earth. In this landmark television series we discover who Cook was, and we meet the remarkable woman behind the imperial icon, his wife Elizabeth, who survived him by 56 years.We step back into the 18th century to experience what it was like to navigate uncharted and unknown waters in search of a legendary Great Southern Continent and then a North West Passage through the Arctic ice; as well as to be among the first Europeans to visit exotic Pacific islands like Tahiti. Witness Cook's discovery of Hawaii. Sail the uncharted coast of New Zealand. Land with Captain Cook at Botany Bay as he claims Australia for king and country - a 'discovery' that goes unquestioned for over a century.Meet the direct descendants of the indigenous peoples of Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Hawaii who Cook met 240 years ago. Learn what sea-life was like for the sailors and scientists who made it all possible, including the celebrated gentleman-botanist Joseph Banks, and a young naval officer named William Bligh.It's a tale of obsession and discovery, respect and brutality, courage and madness, from the pomp and splendour of the royal courts of England, to Cook's death on a beach on the far side of the world.Starring Matt Young as Captain James Cook, Bridget Bezanson as Elizabeth Cook, Jay Dawson as Joseph Banks, Andrew Hunt as Dr Solander, Daniel Jamieson as Sydney Parkinson and Pulou Vaituutuu as Tupaia.PRODUCTION DETAILS:Writers/Directors, Matthew Thomason, Paul Rudd and Wain Fimeri. Producer, Andrew Ferns (Canada). Series Producer, Paul Rudd. Executive Producer Cook Films, Stephen Amezdroz. Executive Producer Ferns Productions, Pat Ferns. Executive Producer Film Australia, Mark Hamlyn. Executive Producer South Pacific Pictures, John Barnett. Vanessa Collingridge, Geographer and Historical Consultant. Supervising Producer, Tony Wright. Head of Documentaries ABC TV, Stuart Menzies |
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Broadcast 2010-03-14 at 00:00:00 |
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Classification: PG |
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Cook, James, 1728-1779.
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Sailors -- Conduct of life.
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Ships -- Design and construction.
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Voyages and travels.
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Discoveries in geography -- English.
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England.
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Streaming video
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Fimeri, Wain, director
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Rudd, Paul, director
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Thomason, Matthew, director
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Young, Matthew (Matt), cast
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Collingridge, Vanessa, host
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Bezanson, Bridget, contributor
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Clafferty, Steve, contributor
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Clayton-Gore, Phillip, contributor
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Forgan, Sophie, contributor
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Gascoigne, John, contributor
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Kealy, Peeny, contributor
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Lambert, Andrew, contributor
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Lewis-Jones, Huw, contributor
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Southern, Victor, contributor
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Stanley, Peter, contributor
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Suthren, Victor, contributor
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Thornton, Clifford E, contributor
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Tupara, Barney, contributor
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