Voyages of Discovery

BBC Four HD

8:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Saturday 25 July

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Paul Rose visits Ecuador to examine the tale of an 18th-century expedition in which a group of French intellectuals set out to determine the shape of the Earth. The mission was beset by problems from the start as disease, disputes and affairs set the explorers on separate paths and, while great discoveries were made, the team was still to face theft, death and despair