Polar Season
Polar Pics: Early expeditions
Polar Pics: Early expeditions On 9 January 1909, Adams, Wild and Shackleton came as close as they would to the South Pole – just 97 miles away. Howling blizzards had kept them in their sleeping bags for days prior to their plating of the Union Jack at this spot.
© Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, established in 1920 as the national memorial to Captain Scott and his companions. www.spri.cam.ac.uk
 
 
Polar Pics: Early expeditions
Polar Pics: Early expeditions
Polar Pics: Early expeditions
Polar Pics: Early expeditions
Polar Pics: Early expeditions
Polar Pics: Early expeditions
Polar Pics: Early expeditions
Polar Pics: Early expeditions
 
 
1 | 2 | Next Page
 
 

When is it on?

  • Blizzard - Race To The Pole is currently off air. Remind me when it is next on.
 

Your Comments

 

Related Articles

  • Polar Pics: When things go wrong

    Frostbite can cripple even the hardiest of Antarctic explorers. Warning: some users may find images disturbing...

  • Polar wildlife factsheets

    Downloadable factfiles on Polar bears, penguins, walrus, seals and Snowy owls...

  • Polar timeline

    Whizz through the history of the North and South Poles with our interactive timeline...

 

Helpful Tools

  • Add to My UKTV
  • Send to a friend
  • Comment on this feature
  • Print this page
  • Blizzard - Race To The Pole is off air
  • Remind me
 
 

Our Programmes

In UKTV Documentary

UKTV Essentials

 

Sky Channel 532, Virgin TV 208
Documentary On TV Now

Documentary  All UKTV