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Go on a sleepy voyage to the Antarctic

Excerpts from Ernest Shackleton's 1902 expedition journal with dreamy music from BBC Introducing and the Shipping Forecast. First broadcast in November 2021.

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Thu 20 Mar 2025 23:30
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