Arctic passage / An ITN Production for WGBH/NOVA and Channel Four ; additional production for NOVA by Zerkalo, Inc. ; WGBH Educational Foundation ; executive producer for ITN, Julian Ware ; senior series producer [NOVA], Melanie Wallace ; produced and directed by Louise Osmond ; narration written by Chris Schmidt.

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Features dramatizations of two sagas in the quest for the Northwest Passage by 19th and 20th century explorers. The first part of the program describes how Sir John Franklin led an unsuccessful expedition searching for an Arctic sea route in the 1840s. It tries to solve some of the mysteries surroun...

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Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: WGBH Educational Foundation
Independent Television News (Great Britain)
Channel Four (Great Britain)
Zerkalo, Inc
PBS Home Video
Other Authors: Osmond, Louise
Schmidt, Chris
Ross, Neil, 1944-
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: [Alexandria, Va.] : Distributed PBS Home Video, [2006], ©2006.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Franklin, John, > 1786-1847 > Travel > Northwest Passage.
Amundsen, Roald, > 1872-1928 > Travel > Northwest Passage.
Northwest Passage > Description and travel.
Arctic regions > Discovery and exploration > 19th century.
Arctic regions > Discovery and exploration > 20th century.
Inuit > Canada, Northern.
Franklin, John, > Sir, > 1786-1847 > Voyages > Arctique.
Amundsen, Roald, > 1872-1928 > Voyages > Nord-Ouest, Passage du.
Nord-Ouest, Passage du > Découverte et exploration.
Nord-Ouest, Passage du > Descriptions et voyages.
Inuit > Canada > Moeurs et coutumes.
Vidéos pour handicapés auditifs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary television programs.
Historical television programs.
Historical reenactments (Television programs)
Amundsen, Roald, > 1872-1928.
Franklin, John, > 1786-1847.
1800 - 1999
Discoveries in geography.
Inuit.
Travel.
Arctic Ocean > Northwest Passage.
Arctic Regions.
Northern Canada.
Genre:
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary television programs.
Historical television programs.
Historical reenactments (Television programs)
Online Access:
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Physical Description:1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Other Uniform Title:Nova (Television program)
Format: Video DVD
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