Robert Falcon Scott - Part 7 - The Terra Nova Expedition - The Journey Home

The Explorers Podcast by Matt Breen

Mar 3, 202665:53Society & Culture

In the final part in our series, Scott and his team set off for their base - disappointed at being beaten to the South Pole by Roald Amundsen and the Norwegians. The result will be a tragedy of epic proportions. We will...

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