Link to the Show / Show NotesRoland Huntford is the author of many critically acclaimed books on polar exploration, including biographies of Robert Scott, Ernest Shackleton, and Fridtjof Nansen. Here, he explains why Norwegian Roald Amundsen was one of the last possible pioneers of terrestrial exploration.
This interview was conducted by Louise Osmond. Audio editing by David Levin. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers.
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