The Best Explorers & Pioneers Documentaries

People & Biography - 13 free documentaries about explorers & pioneers.

Start with Tom Scott: The Hidden Force Behind Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell & The Blues Brothers (84 min, Rick Beato), then Scott Bessent Is at War With Prices — and Prices Are Winning! (46 min, Patrick Boyle). All 13 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on explorers & pioneers is Endurance by Alfred Lansing.

Tom Scott: The Hidden Force Behind Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell & The Blues Brothers (84 min, Rick Beato)
Scott Bessent Is at War With Prices — and Prices Are Winning! (46 min, Patrick Boyle)
Scott The ANIMAL Handler 🦎 | S02 E01 (45 min, Banijay Documentaries)
Captain James Cook: The World's Most Famous Explorer (21 min, Biographics)
F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Genius Behind The Great Gatsby (24 min, Biographics)
5 Ways The World Could End - And How We Can Survive It, with Joe Scott (31 min, Isaac Arthur)
Ferdinand Magellan: First Around the World (Almost) (21 min, Biographics)
Amelia Earhart: A Record Setting Pilot (21 min, Biographics)
Christopher Columbus: Bad Explorer, Great Conman (22 min, Biographics)
The Great Turkey Cook-Off Of 1796 (14 min, Townsends)
Edmund Hillary: The Conqueror of Everest (17 min, Biographics)
Let's Play "Lewis and Clark: The Expedition!" - With Townsends (125 min, Townsends)
Discover Hidden Art in Memory of WW1 | Soldier and Artist, Stanley Spencer (12 min, HENI Talks)

Top-Rated Books About Explorers & Pioneers

Endurance by Alfred Lansing (4.6/5) - View on Amazon
West with the Night by Beryl Markham (3.4/5) - View on Amazon
The River of Doubt by Candice Millard (3.8/5) - View on Amazon
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer (3.9/5) - View on Amazon