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The Poles and the Planet
Adam Fowler tracks down the survivors of the 1957 Trans-Antarctic Expedition. Why has it been largely forgotten? From December 2006.
The Poles and the Planet
It is a story of courage, sacrifice, rivalries and friendships, but 50 years after the first triumphant crossing of Antarctica, the story of the Trans-Antarctic Expedition is nearly forgotten.
Set against the scientific frenzy of the International Geophysical Year of 1957 which saw the launch of the space age, Adam Fowler tracks down the survivors of the last great journey on Earth and asks what legacy they have left.
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