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Yes, 5 part series on Channel 4:

β€œThere’s an old saying – when ships were made of wood, men were made of steel.”


So opens this endurance challenge-cum-history lesson of a series, where nine men attempt to find their own inner metal by re-creating the hardships of a legendary event from more than two centuries ago, the Mutiny on the Bounty.


Back in 1789, Captain Bligh and his inner circle were cast adrift in a rowing boat with a week’s worth of food by mutineers on their ship, eventually travelling 3,500 miles over the ocean and bringing their attackers to justice.


But can a modern crew with equivalent backgrounds (sailor, carpenter, doctor) manage just as well – or will their own in-fighting lead to a second clash on the high seas?
 

Summary

Nine men recreate a voyage by William Bligh in 1789, when he and his loyal crewmen crossed 4,000 miles of the Pacific Ocean from Tonga to Timor after being cast adrift from HMS Bounty by mutinying seamen and left for dead. SAS: Who Dares Wins chief instructor Anthony Middleton is in charge of a crew of eight made up of sailors and complete novices, attempting the journey in a replica 23ft open wooden boat, with similar equipment and the same rations of food and water that Bligh's men had.

 

El Loro

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