Voyages of Discovery

Paul Rose investigates Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen's expedition to reach the North Pole in 1893. Despite his failure to persuade any scientists to join him, Nansen became a pioneer of polar exploration techniques when he allowed his ship to become stuck in pack ice, hoping it would drift toward his destination

Saturday, 18 July 1 airing
20:00
BBC Four
S1 E3 · The Ice King
Sunday, 19 July 1 airing
01:55
BBC Four
S1 E3 · The Ice King