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Scott Radio
Mar. 14th, 2012 12:25 pmStill no sign of Them rerunning the radio play which got me hooked, but the indulgent Beeb has two Scott programmes on offer this week:
A Father For My Son - The first of three readings based on a one-woman play about Kathleen Scott (Mrs R.F.), who was quite a character. Independent spirited sculptress and bohemian, she's a far cry from the demure little wifey of the period, and I have a bit of a soft spot for her. Episode 1 is about her childhood and going to art school in France; no mention of her friendship with Aleister Crowley unfortunately, but it gives you an idea of who she was ...
Scott's Legacy - The historiography surrounding the Terra Nova Expedition has mostly focused on the race to the pole and the tragedy, obsessing over the 'what if's. What has actually been the most lasting and important (though overlooked) thing is the science that was done, which did important groundwork in several major fields, and informed our modern understanding of climate and geology, among other things. The show goes to the exhibit currently running at the Natural History Museum and talks to all sorts of experts, and is a very good overview of the scientific side of things. Of course, it does, um, contain 'spoilers' for the next few weeks of OHYAT ... but it's all already happened, really ...
A Father For My Son - The first of three readings based on a one-woman play about Kathleen Scott (Mrs R.F.), who was quite a character. Independent spirited sculptress and bohemian, she's a far cry from the demure little wifey of the period, and I have a bit of a soft spot for her. Episode 1 is about her childhood and going to art school in France; no mention of her friendship with Aleister Crowley unfortunately, but it gives you an idea of who she was ...
Scott's Legacy - The historiography surrounding the Terra Nova Expedition has mostly focused on the race to the pole and the tragedy, obsessing over the 'what if's. What has actually been the most lasting and important (though overlooked) thing is the science that was done, which did important groundwork in several major fields, and informed our modern understanding of climate and geology, among other things. The show goes to the exhibit currently running at the Natural History Museum and talks to all sorts of experts, and is a very good overview of the scientific side of things. Of course, it does, um, contain 'spoilers' for the next few weeks of OHYAT ... but it's all already happened, really ...
