Media Releases and Articles

“Those fields of snow sparkling in the sun, the pack ice and bergs and blue sea.  Those glorious southern mountains rearing their heads in desolate grandeur…”

From a speech by Commander Scott on his return to England 

 

Below is a small selection of the latest Trust media releases and online media articles written by independent journalists.   

August 2010

Read the latest Trust media release - Shackleton's whisky revealed.

 

July 2010

Read the Trust media release or The Press article regarding  Shackleton's century old whisky being thawed and conserved.

 

February 2010

Read the Trust media release or TVNZ article about the century old whisky and brandy crates excavated from under Sir Ernest Shackleton's base.  

 

January 2010

Read National Geographic's online article about Captain Scott's base at Cape Evans. 

Listen to David Attenborough speak about Captain Scott's base on BBC's Radio 4.

 

December 2009

Read the latest call for support to save Captain Scott's base at Cape Evans. The Independent.

Read about the 100 year old butter recently found at Captain Scott's base at Cape Evans. Times Online.

Watch a newsclip about the butter find on New Zealand's TV One News.

See photos and hear Emily Stone speak about the whiskey crates found at Sir Ernest Shackleton's base at Cape Royds.  PBS Newshour (USA).

 

November 2009

Read the GlobalPost article about the century old whiskey found at Sir Ernest Shackleton's expedition base at Cape Royds.  

Read articles about the Scott Polar Research Institute's plans to publish extracts from Captain Scott's last diaries on a daily internet blog (also available via Twitter).