
Expedition Africa
2009-05-31 · 60 min / episode · ★ 10.0
The program follows four modern day explorers—a navigator, a wildlife expert, a survivalist, and a journalist—as they substantially retrace H.M. Stanley's famed expedition to find Dr. David Livingstone. Their route deviates somewhat from Stanley's in that it includes a treacherous crossing of the Uluguru Mountains, which Stanley circumvented.
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- Blue Sky Films, Mark Burnett Productions
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- United States of America
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Allen Ludden
Mireya MayorSelf - Wildlife Expert
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