The Ship (TV series)

The Ship
Genre	Documentary series
Distributed by	BBC
Directed by	Chris Terrill
Produced by	Laurence Rees & Chris Terrill
Narrated by	Dominic Frisby
Starring	Alexander Cook, Chris Terrill, John Selwyn Gilbert, Andrew Lewis & James Rees
Music by	John Harle
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Release date	2002
Running time	360 min
No. of episodes	6

The Ship: Retracing Cook's Endeavour Voyage is a documentary film about a 21st century voluntary crew on a six-week journey from the east coast of Australia to Jakarta, Indonesia retracing the famous voyage of Lieutenant James Cook aboard a replica of HM Bark Endeavour.

The 55 men and women on board - among them the director, producer & cameraman Chris Terrill - came from several different countries and nationalities. The crew traced Cook's footsteps from one historical landmark to another. All of the volunteers lived and worked as 18th century sailors, but were not required to wear period costumes.

The Ship had some modern conveniences: a satellite phone for emergencies, and a flush toilet in the lower deck for use while sailing in the Great Barrier Reef.

The show originally aired on the BBC from 20 August to 24 September 2002. The trip was filmed a year earlier and the episode where the crew were informed of the 9/11 attacks was shown on 10 September 2002.

Companion book

• Baker, Simon (2002). The Ship: Retracing Cook's Endeavour Voyage. BBC Books. ISBN 978-056353463X. 

External links

• The Ship (2002)(mini) at the Internet Movie Database
• The Making of 'The Ship'
• Modern Sailors Battle Cook's High Seas
• Eras of Elegance