Close menu

Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 281,430 playable programmes from the BBC

Christopher Columbus: the Discovery

BBC One
on BBC One London

Historical adventure starring
George Corraface , Marlon Brando
Christopher Columbus, a 15th-century map-maker, has an all-consuming passion to navigate the oceans and discover a new route to India and China.
Convincing the king and queen of Spain to commission his voyage proves difficult. But circumstances eventually change, and Columbus sets sail.
Director John Glen (1992. PG) Subtitled 0.0493600 * See Films: pp 60-68 **

Contributors

Unknown:
George Corraface
Director:
John Glen
Christopher Columbus:
George Corraface
Torquemada:
Marlon Brando
King Ferdinand:
Tom Selleck
Queen Isabella:
Rachel Ward
Beatriz:
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Source: Radio Times

BBC One London

About BBC One

BBC One is a TV channel that started broadcasting on the 20th April 1964. It replaced BBC Television.

Appears in

Suggest an Edit

We are trying to reflect the information printed in the Radio Times magazine.

  • Press the 'Suggest an Edit' button
  • Type in any changes to the title, synopsis or contributor information using the Radio Times Style Guide for reference.
  • Click the Submit Edits button.
    Your changes will be sent for verification and if accepted, will appear in due course More