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168 - Game of Thrones

Episode 168

Tupaia has escaped to Tahiti and soon realises that if he wants to survive he needs to make himself useful. The island is going through a rather chao…

7 months, 2 weeks ago

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167 - Tupaia

Episode 167

James Cook has now met Tupaia, high priest of Tahiti and advisor to the chief Purea. He is going to become very important to our story so it is worth…

7 months, 3 weeks ago

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166 - The Quadrant Catastrophe

Episode 166

Final preparations are underway for the Transit of Venus as the equipment is calibrated only to find shock a vital instrument is missing! Where did i…

8 months ago

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165 - Culture Clash

Episode 165

Now that they had made contact, Cook quickly sets to work establishing friendly relations with the Tahitians while also trying to assess who the move…

8 months, 1 week ago

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164 - Tahiti

Episode 164

The Endeavour crosses the Pacific and arrives at her destination, Tahiti. However, pretty quickly Cook is concerned that his crew will run amok so he…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

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163 - Crossing the Line

Episode 163

Cook's expedition finally gets underway as they sail across the Atlantic bound for the South Pacific. But not before they get into a spot of bother i…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

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162 - The Nerds

Episode 162

Just as he was about to head off, James Cook was told that he had to take on a new group of people on his expedition, which caused a number of issues…

8 months, 4 weeks ago

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161 - Welcome to the Crew

Episode 161

Now that we have looked at the HMB Endeavour, it's worth introducing the colourful cast of characters that will be sailing her. From lofty lieutenant…

9 months ago

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160 - Endeavour

Episode 160

We look more closely at the ship that will be taking Cook and his crew into the Pacific for his first voyage, such as how she was acquired by the Roy…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

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159 - Scientific Struggles

Episode 159

What was Cook's first voyage actually hoping to achieve? What was the background of the collaboration between the Royal Society and the Admiralty? Th…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

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