Scott and The Antarctic - Death at the South Pole

Welcome to When It Goes Wrong, the podcast about disasters, accidents and when things fall apart. On this episode we discuss the Robert Falcon Scott and his doomed trip to the Antarctic. He was beaten to the pole by Roald Amundsen and then tragically his whole team died on the journey home.

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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Falcon_Scott

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/sep/24/scott-antarctic-lies-race-pole

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_Nova_Expedition

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amundsen%27s_South_Pole_expedition#South_Pole_journey

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Shackleton

https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/race-south-pole-scott-amundsen

Amundsen and Scott - Roland Huntford

Ranulph Fiennes Captain Scott

I may be some time - francis spufford

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