Summary
In 1914, Ernest Shackleton boarded the Endurance with a team of seamen and scientists, determined to be the first to cross the Antarctic continent. But when the pack ice closed in and crushed their frail wooden ship, they became stranded.
Contents
DVD-ROM features: Teaching materialsA link to the Nova Web site.
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Shackleton, Ernest Henry,
-- Sir,
-- 1874-1922
-- Travel
-- Antarctica.
Endurance (Ship) Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition -- (1914-1917) Scientific expeditions -- Antarctica. Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography. Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. |
| Publisher | [South Burlington, Vt.?] :WGBH Boston Video,2005 |
| Edition | Widescreen. |
| Other Titles | Nova (Television program) |
| Contributors |
Holt, Sarah.
Tyler, Kelly. Rosen, Louise. Simpson, Susanne. Apsell, Paula S. Stiers, David Ogden. Jacobi, Derek. Huntford, Roland, 1927- Shackleton, Jonathan (Jonathan Joseph), 1951- Shackleton, Alexandra. Munroe, Stephanie. Bacon, Michael, 1948- Hadingham, Evan. WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) |
| Participants/Performers |
Narrator, David Ogden Stiers ; voiceover, Derek Jacobi ; commentary, Roland Huntford, Jonathan Shackleton, Alexandra Shackleton. |
| Other Contributors |
Editors, Sarah Holt, Stephanie Munroe ; senior science editor, Evan Hadingham ; music, Michael Bacon. |
| Audience |
"Not rated"-Container. |
| Language |
English Closed-captioned; described for the visually impaired. |
| Notes |
Documentary film. Originally produced as a segment of the television series: Nova. Program content: c2002. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (1 hr., 55 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 1593752385 |
| Other | Classic View |