The Search for the Nile (1971)

JustWatch

The Search for the Nile is a 1971 BBC One docudrama miniseries about the 19th-century European quest to find the source of the Nile River, focusing on explorers like Richard Burton, John Hanning Speke, and David Livingstone.  The acclaimed six-part series, starring Kenneth Haigh as Burton, is known for its detailed portrayal of the explorers' hardships, rivalries, and discoveries, winning a Primetime Emmy and a Peabody Award.

Transcript

00:00Please excuse me, my wife!

00:04Burton had taken up a new hobby.

00:07Home hypnotism had become fashionable,

00:10and it was no surprise for Burton to discover he was extremely good at it.

00:17You are still asleep?

00:20Yes.

00:22Yes.

00:24You are floating on waves of the unconscious mind.

00:30Yes.

00:34You are at my bidding.

00:38Yes.

00:40You will tell me all.

00:44Yes.

00:47You will tell me about Richard Burton.

00:53He's questing for eyes.

01:00I wish I were a man.

01:02Then I would be Richard Burton.

01:06But as I am a woman,

01:10I have got to live with him

01:13for all my life, night and day.

01:17Night and day.

01:20Night and day.

01:22Night and day.

01:44Night and day.

01:46A thousand natural shocks that flesh his air to.

01:53Perhaps we should sleep forever.

01:55Night and day.

02:00Night and day.

02:01I will see you in the next 5 minutes.

02:02Night and day.

Category

Transcript

Comments

Recommended