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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 February 2025. British Antarctic explorer (1868–1912) "Scott of the Antarctic" redirects here. For the film, see Scott of the Antarctic (film). Robert Falcon Scott Robert Falcon Scott in 1905 Born (1868-06-06) 6 June 1868 Plymouth, Devon, England Died c. 29 March 1912 (1912-03-29) (aged 43) Ross Ice ...
Edward Adrian Wilson, Robert Falcon Scott, Lawrence Oates, Henry Robertson Bowers and Edgar Evans at the South Pole. The Terra Nova Expedition, officially the British Antarctic Expedition, was an expedition to Antarctica which took place between 1910 and 1913.
Robert Falcon Scott. The British Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott became the subject of controversy when, more than 60 years after his death on the return march from the South Pole in 1912, his achievements and character came under sustained attack.
The Fire on the Snow is a 1941 Australian verse play by Douglas Stewart about the Terra Nova Expedition to Antarctica by Robert Falcon Scott.It premiered on ABC radio on 6 June 1941 to great acclaim and inspired a series of Australian verse dramas on ABC radio.
The Worst Journey in the World is a 1922 memoir by Apsley Cherry-Garrard of Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova expedition to the South Pole in 1910–1913. It has earned wide praise for its frank treatment of the difficulties of the expedition, the causes of its disastrous outcome, and the meaning of human suffering under extreme conditions.
The routes to the South Pole taken by Scott (green) and Amundsen (red), 1911–1912. Between December 1911 and January 1912, both Roald Amundsen (leading his South Pole expedition) and Robert Falcon Scott (leading the Terra Nova Expedition) reached the South Pole within five weeks of each other.
The Fire on the Snow is a 1951 British radio drama that aired on the BBC.It was based on the Australian verse drama The Fire on the Snow by Douglas Stewart about the Terra Nova Expedition to Antarctica by Robert Falcon Scott.
The Last Place on Earth is a 1985 Central Television seven-part serial, [1] written by Trevor Griffiths based on the book Scott and Amundsen by Roland Huntford.The book is an exploration of the expeditions of Captain Robert F. Scott (played by Martin Shaw) and his Norwegian rival in polar exploration, Roald Amundsen (played by Sverre Anker Ousdal) in their attempts to reach the South Pole.