Apsley Cherry-Garrard's The Worst Journey in the World

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1chrisharpe
Set 22, 2008, 12:22 pm

Apsley Cherry-Garrard's The Worst Journey in the World is BBC R4's Classic Serial for the next couple of weeks. It can be listened to on-line for seven days - until next Sunday now - at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/arts/classic_serial.shtml .

Sunday 21September 2008

The Worst Journey in the World, part 1 of 2

Apsley Cherry-Garrard's gripping account of his experiences as the youngest member of Captain Scott's polar expedition team, adapted by Stef Penney.

In the austerely beautiful icescapes of Antarctica, things go disastrously wrong.

Apsley Cherry-Garrard ...... Matt Green
Captain Robert Falcon Scott ...... John McAndrew
Dr Atkinson ...... Carl Prekopp
Captain Oates ...... Mark Meadows
Lieutenant Bowers ...... Peter Callaghan
Charles Wright ...... Simon Lee Phillips
Dr Edward Wilson ...... Richard Mitchley
PO Tom Crean ...... Jack Reynolds
Taff Evans ...... Huw Davies

Specially composed music by Will Gregory of Goldfrapp, orchestrated by Ian Gardiner and performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conducted by Grant Llewellyn.

Directed by Kate McAll.

2chrisharpe
Ott 2, 2008, 11:03 am

The second part is now on-line at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/arts/classic_serial.shtml . I listened to part one and thought it was well produced, though I haven't read The Worst Journey in the World. I'm looking forward to the way Oates' "I am just going outside and may be some time" is depicted.

Sunday 28 September 2008

The Worst Journey in the World, part 2 of 2

Apsley Cherry-Garrard's gripping account of his experiences as the youngest member of Captain Scott's polar expedition team, adapted by Stef Penney.

After two months of hard marching, Scott must tell four of the surviving twelve men that they must turn back.
Apsley Cherry-Garrard ...... Matt Green
Captain Robert Falcon Scott ...... John McAndrew
Dr Atkinson ...... Carl Prekopp
Captain Oates ...... Mark Meadows
Lieutenant Bowers ...... Peter Callaghan
Charles Wright ...... Simon Lee Phillips
Dr Edward Wilson ...... Richard Mitchley
PO Tom Crean ...... Jack Reynolds
Taff Evans ...... Huw Davies
PO Keohane/Dimitri ...... Andrew Byron

Specially composed music by Will Gregory of Goldfrapp, orchestrated by Ian Gardiner and performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conducted by Grant Llewellyn.

Directed by Kate McAll.