The Pacific In The Wake of Captain Cook
The Pacific In The Wake of Captain Cook
Documentary

The Pacific In The Wake of Captain Cook

History is taking to the seas and walking in the footsteps of Captain James Cook. 250 years after Cook began his epic exploration of the Pacific, Sam Neill (Jurassic Park, The Piano) journeys in his wake uncovering stories that resonate from those times on both sides of the beach. Sam begins with a disclaimer – he is merely an actor – but the story of Cook, and the impact he has had on the Pacific in the 250 years since his first voyage, has always fascinated him.

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Ended

Original Name

The Pacific In The Wake of Captain Cook

First Air Date

August 27, 2018

Last Air Date

October 1, 2018

Seasons

1

Episodes

6

Language

English

Networks

History

Resolution and Hawaii
S01E06

Resolution and Hawaii

Back in Australia Sam views an unfinished tapa waistcoat abandoned by Elizabeth Cook after his death – a poignant memento. A larger than life stainless steel sculpture of the man by Micheal Parakowhai is the focus of Sam’s reflections on Cook. Finally on an uninhabited islet in mid- Pacific Sam concludes his journey from being a ‘mere actor’ when he set out to becoming ‘a man of the Pacific.’

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