Will Sam Neill's Captain Cook series spin anti-imperialist line?
The epic journey to map a southern continent is symbolic of two forces that revisionist historians detest – imperialism and capitalism.
Nevil Gibson
Tue, 28 Aug 2018
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For some weeks now, Sam Neill has been warning his new TV series on Captain James Cook will challenge popular and accepted views of the explorer and colonisation in general.
It would appear the main aim of the six-part The Pacific: In the Wake of Captain Cook with Sam Neill (Prime TV, from
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Nevil Gibson
Tue, 28 Aug 2018
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