Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20070305 | 20070306 (R4) | By Tim Jeal. Born in Denbigh, 1846, John Rowlands was abandoned as a baby and consigned to a Welsh workhouse. The rejection he suffered at the hands of his mother, and his sheer determination to gain her acceptance, shaped the character of the little boy who would, one day, become Henry Morton Stanley; the man who discovered Dr Livingstone. Read by Alex Jennings. Born in Denbigh, 1846, John Rowlands was abandoned as a baby and consigned to a workhouse. |
| 02 | 20070306 | 20070307 (R4) | Did Stanley really utter the immortal words 'Dr Livingstone, I presume'? |
| 03 | 20070307 | 20070308 (R4) | Stanley begins fundraising for what would be the greatest journey so far. |
| 04 | 20070308 | 20070309 (R4) | Having traced the River Congo, Stanley returns for a meeting with King Leopold II. |
| 05 LAST | 20070309 | 20070310 (R4) | Stanley returns to Africa one last time - on a mission to rescue Emin Pasha. |