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Banished from their homeland in 1787, more than 750 of Britain's convicts were launched on a perilous sea voyage to the other side of the world.

New Zealand travel should include Gisborne, or Poverty Bay as Captain Cook named it. See the statues of the great explorer and Young Nick who first sighted the land.

An overview of the history of transportation to Australia as a penal sentence for criminals from Britain in the 1700s-1800s.

The top five best episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and Deforest Kelly.

In 1768 James Cook set out on a journey that led him to the eastern coast of New Holland. This is the story of that adventure told by Isaac Manley, a 13-year-old boy.

Journey in Captain James Cook's footsteps as he discovers new lands and charts unknown waters during the 18th Century in this exciting documentary.

Sir Joseph Banks was a plant explorer who discovered many exotic plant species of the New World, subsequently brought to Europe; he contributed much to English botany.

Timberlake Wertenbaker is a fascinating playwright and it begins with her name.

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The Elstree murder is not the most notorious in British history but John Thurtell has been immortalised in a wax tableau in Madame Tussaud's, a London tourist attraction.

There is plenty to amuse and entertain children through the school holidays on the Isle of Thanet, much of which is free or low budget (even cheap).