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Something to Declare

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A series of five programmes in which writers and travellers consider the pleasures and perils of their journeys. 1: The Arctic and Antarctic
Great God this is an awful place ', wrote Captain Scott on reaching the South Pole. Yet for centuries explorers have been fascinated by the polar regions.
Christopher Matthew examines the difficulties - both mental and physical - that travellers face at the limit of the earth.
With SIR ALEXANDER GLEN , WALLY HERBERT and KEITH SHACKLETON and Archive contributions from DUNCAN CARSE, LORD EVANS and SIR VIVIAN FUCHS
Producer ALASTAIR WILSON

Contributors

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Christopher Matthew
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Sir Alexander Glen
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Wally Herbert
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Keith Shackleton
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Vivian Fuchs
Producer:
Alastair Wilson
Source: Radio Times

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