Episode 5: Robben Island

What Mandela learned from his epic journey—and what made Mandela truly great.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. 

Mandela battles to stave off civil war even as he campaigns to become the first president of a democratic South Africa.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. 

Mandela’s refusal to give in to government pressure helps inspires a global movement to release him from jail.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. 

November 11th, 1880. After years on the run from the police, the famous Australian outlaw Ned Kelly is executed. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. 

The Darwins trick the police into thinking John’s dead and decide they need to flee the country.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. 

The Bishops reflect on their journey. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. 

Prison officer John Darwin finds himself in debt and makes a drastic decision to fake his own death.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. 

John Darwin decides to come back from the dead and journalists begin to investigate his mysterious disappearance.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. 

For this installment, we cover chapter 12-16, when things really get dark See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.