[FPSPACE] FW: [NOVA] Arctic Passage: Prisoners of the Ice

[LARRY KLAES]

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>Subject: [NOVA] Arctic Passage: Prisoners of the Ice
>Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 16:40:10 -0500 (EST)
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>Next on NOVA: "Arctic Passage: Prisoners of the Ice"
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>http://www.pbs.org/nova/arctic
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>Broadcast: January 16, 2007 at 8 p.m. ET/PT
>(NOVA airs Tuesdays on PBS at 8 p.m. Check your local listings as
>dates and times may vary.)
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>The greatest geographical prize of its day was the search for the
>fabled Northwest Passage through the island maze of Arctic Canada. In
>1845, Great Britain mounted an all-out assault with a lavishly
>equipped expedition that was never heard from again. Then in the
>early 1900s, a little-known Norwegian adventurer set forth in a
>secondhand fishing boat and succeeded beyond all expectation. This
>two-hour special answers the riddle of why Sir John Franklin's
>mission failed and Roald Amundsen's made it.
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>Hour one provides new details on the Franklin expedition, whose fate
>was one of the great mysteries of the 19th century. Hour two airs
>Jan. 23, 2007.
>
>Here's what you'll find on the companion Web site:
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>ARTICLE, INTERVIEW, & MORE
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>       Future of the Passage
>       Will rapid Arctic melting turn the Northwest Passage into a busy
>       shipping route?
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>       Franklin's Provisions
>       Tinned meat: 33,289 lbs. Peas: 147 bushels. Chocolate: 9,450 lbs.
>       -- see the supplies that could not sustain, and may even have
>       doomed, the expedition.
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>       Norway's Reluctant Hero
>       In this interview, historian Roland Huntford argues that
>       Amundsen's Norwegian heritage had everything to do with his
>       polar firsts.
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>       My Life As an Explorer
>       Learn about Roald Amundsen from the man himself, in these
>       excerpts from his autobiography.
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>AUDIO SLIDE SHOW & INTERACTIVES
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>       Remnants of an Expedition
>       Franklin expert Russell Potter narrates this audio slide show of
>       artifacts from the lost expedition.
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>       Tracing the Routes
>       In this interactive map, follow the Franklin and Amundsen
>       expeditions--and see how one collapsed while the other thrived.
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>       The Note in the Cairn
>       Read the original version of the final messages left by
>       Franklin's desperate men.
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>       Igloo 101
>       Take our quiz on Inuit snow shelters, and find out if you know
>       enough to build one yourself.
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>PODCASTS
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>On our Web site, subscribe to our podcast feeds to download audio and
>video pieces about arctic exploration, including:
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>       Author and mountaineer Jon Krakauer on the purpose of adventure
>       Explorer Benedict Allen on the feeling of polar cold
>       Biographer Roland Huntford on the lure of the Northwest Passage
>
>Also, Links & Books, the Teacher's Guide, the program transcript,
>and more.
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>http://www.pbs.org/nova/arctic
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