A series of four programmes about Antarctica with Bernard Jackson. 1: The Shadow of Heroes
It's 80 years or so since the great days of Scott and Shackleton, and 30 since the crossing of the Antarctic continent by Sir Vivian Fuchs. Although today's Antarctic visitors are more likely to be concerned with the hole in the ozone layer, the temperature of the ice cap or the breeding habits of seals and albatrosses than with exploration and discovery they are constantly in the debt of the earlier pioneers.
Producer DANIEL SNOWMAN. Stereo