The Search for the Nile, No. 3: The Secret Fountains

Describes how John Speke is chosen to lead the second Royal Geographic Society's exploration without Richard Burton and introduces James Grant, Speke's new companion. Dramatizes Speke's capture and release by the King of Buganda and relates Speke's refusal to let Grant accompany him the last miles on the grounds that Grant is not physically fit. Shows the meeting between Speke and Samuel and Florence Baker, who are also searching for the Nile's source, and depicts Speke's discovery of Ripon Falls, the spot where the Nile leaves Lake Victoria., Describes how John Speke is chosen to lead the second Royal Geographic Society's exploration without Richard Burton and introduces James Grant, Speke's new companion. Dramatizes Speke's capture and release by the King of Buganda and relates Speke's refusal to let Grant accompany him the last miles on the grounds that Grant is not physically fit. Shows the meeting between Speke and Samuel and Florence Baker, who are also searching for the Nile's source, and depicts Speke's discovery of Ripon Falls, the spot where the Nile leaves Lake Victoria.