The History Channel in Australia will be broadcasting a show on Thursday, July 16, 2009 called “The Beckoning Silence”, which is a follow-up to the real life adventure movie and book Touching the Void.

If you’ve read the book or seen the movie Touching the Void, then you may have wondered what happened to Joe Simpson? How did he recover from his horrendous injuries? And what drove him to climb again? This show apparently answers those questions. If any readers Down Under watch it next week, we’d love to hear about “The Beckoning Silence.”

Synopsis of The Beckoning Silence from The History Channel Australia