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The Search for the Nile (1971–1971) on BBC Two

The answer: Concluded October 27, 1971.
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Network / streamer
BBC Two
Premiered
September 22, 1971
Ended
October 27, 1971
Runtime
~60 min per episode
1season
6episodes

About The Search for the Nile

In the middle of the 19th Century and at the height of Britain s imperial power, an unsolved mystery lay in the very heart of Africa; the mystery of the source of the Nile. It was a challenge that attracted a handful of extraordinary men: a challenge strong enough to reveal the best, and the worst, in all of them. Before long, it was to become an obsession....

The Search for the Nile episode schedule

6 aired

Aired · 6

DateEp.Title
October 27, 1971 S1·E6 Conquest and Death
October 20, 1971 S1·E5 Find Livingstone
October 13, 1971 S1·E4 The Great Debate
October 6, 1971 S1·E3 The Secret Fountains
September 29, 1971 S1·E2 Discovery and Betrayal
September 22, 1971 S1·E1 The Dream of the Wanderer

The Search for the Nile cast