The Figure of the Earth
Paul Rose tells the story of three Frenchmen's 18th-century scientific mission to Ecuador to settle an international row by measuring the planet's shape.
Explorer Paul Rose tells the story of three Frenchmen who couldn't stand each other, yet set off on an eight-year scientific mission in one of the most hostile places on the planet. Their plan, to settle an international row by measuring the shape of the planet, took them to the disease-ridden rainforests and oxygen-starved peaks of the Ecuadorian Andes.
Rose follows in the footsteps of the 18th-century explorers who were complete innocents abroad and had no idea of the horrors they were letting themselves in for. Despite disease, death and some highly disastrous sexual liaisons, the men made discoveries that fundamentally changed all our lives.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Paul Rose |
| Producer | Annabel Gillings |
| Director | Annabel Gillings |
| Series Producer | Jeremy Philips |
Broadcasts
- Thu 14 Dec 2006 21:00
- Sat 14 Jul 2007 19:00
- Sun 15 Jul 2007 02:30
- Tue 5 Aug 2008 21:00
- Wed 6 Aug 2008 02:55
Sun 23 Nov 2008 16:10Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England & Scotland only- Fri 7 May 2010 00:20
- Thu 15 Sep 2016 00:00
- Thu 27 Jul 2017 01:00
- Tue 8 Oct 2019 22:00
- Sat 3 Apr 2021 20:00
- Sun 4 Apr 2021 02:35
- Sat 1 Jul 2023 20:00
- Sun 2 Jul 2023 02:10
- Sat 7 Sep 2024 20:00
- Sun 8 Sep 2024 01:20