James May's Great Explorers

Name: James May's Great Explorers
Genre: Adventure, Documentary, History
Released: 2025
Rating: 8

★ 8.0 261 votes 2025–present 1 seasons · 3 episodes Ended 5

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There was a time, before football and rock'n'roll, when explorers were the A-listers of their day. Death-defying antics and tales of daring made them the stuff of legend: names like Columbus, Raleigh, and Cook, who sailed off over the horizon to discover new lands and bring home treasures unimaginable to those sitting at home in dark, damp Europe. Intrepid explorers they may have been, but ‘great' might be pushing it. Across the seven seas, they spilled blood and spread disease. They enabled the destruction of civilisations and the growth of slavery. And many of their ‘discoveries' weren't quite what you'd think...

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Season 12025

9.215831h 7m

	Ep	Title	Rating	Votes	Runtime
▶	1	Christopher Columbus	9.3	57	67 min
▶	2	Sir Walter Raleigh	9.1	50	—
▶	3	Captain Cook	9.2	51	—

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James May Self - Presenter

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