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A GLORIOUS FAILURE

BBC Home Service
on BBC Home Service Basic

The story of Sir Ernest Shackleton 's expedition to the Antarctic which sailed on August 4, 1914. and endrd with the rescue from Elephant Island of twenty-two marooned men on August 30, 1916 compiled from the original chronicles of members of the party and newspapers of the day by LESLIE BAILY with Leiuh Crutchley. Charles E. StidwiU Nigel Clayton. Victor Platt
Narrator, HUGH BURDEN
Produced by MAURICE BROWN
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Contributors

Unknown:
Sir Ernest Shackleton
Unknown:
Leslie Baily
Unknown:
Leiuh Crutchley.
Unknown:
Charles E. Stidwiu
Unknown:
Nigel Clayton.
Narrator:
Victor Platt
Produced By:
Maurice Brown
Shackleton:
Duncan Carse
Worsley:
Trader Faulkner
Wild:
Eric Francis
Hussey:
Jon Rollason
HURLEY:
Bruce Beeby
Source: Radio Times

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