With Scott to the Antarctic

Restored especially for Milestone by the British Film Institute's National Film and Television Archive, cinematographer Herbet G. Ponting's 90° South is a spellbinding chronicle of Captain Robert Scott's heroic and ultimately tragic race for the South Pole.
Ponting, who had been a renowned still photographer, dedicated his life to Scott's memory. Twenty years after his friend's death, he produced and narrated 90° South, the 1933 sound re-release of his original footage. The film quotes from Scott's journal, which was discovered with the explorer's frozen body. These brave and eloquent diary entries tell of the heartbreaking last days of the doomed expedition. Ponting's hauntingly beautiful images of ice caves and Antarctic wildlife are timeless masterpieces of cinematography. Today, Ponting's tribute to his fallen companions remains deeply moving.

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Published: National Film Archieve (U.K.)

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There are 5 songs on this CD composed and sung by Jake Wilson, inspired by the journals, letters and biographies of the 5 men who died on their way back from the South Pole, Scott, Wilson, Bowers, Oates and Evans.

Home
Maybe Some Time
All's Well
Sleep in the Cold
Black was the Flag.

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Published: Jake Wilson Music

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The 'South of the Circle' DVD follows the voyage of an icebreaker from Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands, across the Drake passage to the Peninsula. Reaching the calmer waters of the Gerlache Strait, she journeys south through the Lemaire Channel. There are on-deck celebrations when the Antarctic Circle is crossed. After a landing on Stonington Island and a cruise through Marguerite Bay, the icebreaker continues through the Bellingshausen Sea to reach the peri-antarctic island of Peter 1. Cutting her way through the pack ice, she eventually reaches the staggering Ross Ice Shelf. One of the highlights of such a voyage is a visit to Scott and Shackleton's huts on Ross Island. The modern American base at McMurdo and New Zealand's Scott Base are nearby. Conditions are favourable for a landing at Cape Washington to see emperor penguins. Adelie penguins can be seen at Cape Adare. This is the last continental landing, before the voyage ends at the port of Lyttelton, New Zealand.

Also available in Blu-ray format £20
NTSC format £20.

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Published: John Myers Photographic

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Part of the Eyewitness series, this DVD using digital software allows you to navigate through extraordinary BBC - Dorling Kindersley film and state-of-the-art computer graphics. Explore the North and South poles and come face to face with Albatross chicks and find out why Emperor Penguin Dads do all the babysitting.

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Published: Dorling Kindersley

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From National Geographic Films, the producers of March of the Penguins, and Paramount Vantage, the studio that brought you An Inconvenient Truth, Arctic Tale follows the story of Nanu, a polar bear cub and Seela, a walrus pup, through their exhilarating and moving struggles for survival.

Brought to life by narrator Queen Latifah, viewers will be entranced as she tells the story of two very different Arctic creatures who live in this vast snow kingdom at the top of the world. Armed only with their natural instincts and mothers’ guidance, these inspiring animals face countless trials and challenges in a beautiful icebound world that is rapidly melting beneath them.

In recognition of the changes happening in the Arctic that are connected to us all, a portion of Paramount’s proceeds from the sale of the DVD will benefit the National Geographic Polar Fund, which supports research, conservation and education projects designed to foster greater awareness of climate issues affecting the poles. In addition, the paper that Paramount is using in the DVD packaging is made from 30% post-consumer waste.

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Published: National Geographic

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There is a hidden society at the end of the world. One thousand men and women live together in unbelievably close quarters, risking their lives and sanity in search of cutting-edge science. Werner Herzog travels into the vast expanses of Antarctica - a land of fire and ice nearly twice the size of Australia. Using what are, at times, life endangering filming techniques, Herzog discovers a previously unseen world, above and below the ice cap, that is teeming with awe-inspiring and seemingly alien life.

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Published: Discovery Channel

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An iceberg looms, huge and luminous. A river winds through a wide glacial valley, surrounded by stark mountains. A rainbow arches over the rocky terrain. "My name is Adamie Inukpuk," says the Inuit, drinking from the glacial stream. "I have lived in this land for over 5,000 years."

The grandson of legendary Nanook, who burst onto the screen and into our hearts in 1922's Nanook of the North, Adamie guides you through the land, traditions and culture of the Inuit. Experience a whirling journey of rich landscapes, course over the rugged terrain with a rhythmic energy like that of a herd of migrating caribou, and share the extraordinary plight of the people who have long lived in harmony with the harsh elements of the Arctic.

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Published: Escapi Media BV

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Like many explorers, Shackleton was drawn to the barren wastelands of the Antarctic, and to the honours, fame and fortune that would come from being the first person to reach the South Pole. The legacy he left would not be that of great discovery, but of survival, leadership and a journey of incredible human spirit.

Rare photographs, dramatised re-enactments and expert commentary tell the story of a unique man, whose legend would inspire many an adventurer.

Narrated by Michael Leighton

Scene Selection
Introduction - Failed Expedition - The Brush of Failure - Sir Ernest Shackleton - World War One - Abandon Ship - Survival - Journey's End

Special Features
Interactive menus - Test Your Knowledge.

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Published: Cromwell Productions

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The choices made by Robert Falcon Scott before and during his race across Antarctica are as much debated today as they were in that fateful year of 1912. The prize was the South Pole and the admiration of a nation. The story which unfolded was to propel Scott into the annals of history as a hero-adventurer... but it was also to claim his life.

Featuring reconstructions, expert analysis, archive photography and comment from Sir Ranulph Fiennes, this DVD is an enthralling look at a man who was to become known simply as "Scott of the Antarctic".

Narrated by Graham McTavish

Scene Selection
Introduction - Limitations of the Day - Roald Amundsen - August 6th 1901 - The Return South - Worsening Weather - Food Shortages - Final Resting Place.

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Published: Cromwell Productions

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Herbert Ponting's official record of Captain Scott's legendary expedition to the South Pole, restored by the BFI and featuring a new musical score by Simon Fisher Turner, captures in breathtaking detail the alien beauty of the landscape and ensured that the heroism involved would never be forgotten.

The BFI National Archive - custodian of the expedition negatives - created this award-winning restoration using the latest photochemical and digital techniques and reintroduced its sophisticated use of colour.

This is a dual format edition and contains both DVD and Blu-ray versions.

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Published: British Film Institute

Price: £19.99

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The complete David Attenborough series.

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Published: BBC

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Three Programmes following the survival of the Polar Bear, Penguin and other inhabitants of these sub-zero lands.

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Published: National Geographic

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Music entitled: A Start on Such a Night is full of Promise

The Voyage
Cruising the Ice
The East Coast of Grenland
The Inland Ice - Part 1 - The Ascent
Part 2 - The Interior
Part 3 - The Descent
Christmas at Godthaab
The Voyage.

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Published: Tom Adams

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Ealing Studios present Scott of the Antarctic.

Ealing Studios' output from the 1940s and 1950s helped define what was arguably the golden age for British cinema.
John Mills stars as Captain Robert Scott in this film of the explorer's ill-fated expedition to be the first man to discover that South Pole. Directed by Charles Frend who went on to direct The Magnet. The film was nominated for both the Golden Lion in Venice and the BAFTA for Best British Film and chosen as the Royal Command Performance film of 1948.
The film is also known for its score by Ralph Vaughan Williams that was later reworked into his Sinfonia Antarctica.

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Published: Optimum Releasing

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With Edward Fox as Captain Scott and Gordon Fithen as Sir Clements Markham (2 CD set)

In 1911, Captain Robert Falcon Scott went back to the huge frozen wasteland of the Antarctic with the intention of reaching the South Pole, by a long and terribly arduous trek across the ice. On finally reaching the Pole, Scott and his comrades were devastated to find that they had been beaten by the Norwegian explorer Amundsen.

With temperatures of minus 30, they began their slow journey back to their base; coming within eleven miles of safety, they finally succumbed to the elements and they were found eight months later frozen to death. Captain Scott's diary was discovered under his shoulder, stored inside a little wallet.

"Had we lived, I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance and courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman. These rough notes and our dead bodies must tell the tale...".

Published: 1996 by Green Park Media

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Music and poems from the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. The Songs of the Morning were composed during the voyage of Morning to relieve Captain Scott and company aboard Discovery in 1902, as part of the British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904. With music compsed by Lieut. G S Doorly, and lyrics by Chief Engineer Morrison and other officers, including Ernest Shackleton. A host of new Zealand's best musicians and actors have generously collaborated to produce this centenary recording.

All royalties from the sale of this CD will be divided between the Dundee Heritage Trust and the New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust for their work on the historic artefacts of the British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904.

Published: 2002 by Reardon Publishing

Price: £15.30

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Photographed by Frank Hurley, South is the film record of Sir Ernest Shackleton's heroic but ill-starred attempt to cross Antarctica in 1914-16. It is both a unique historical document, and a tribute to the indomitable courage of a small party of men who set out on a voyage of discovery that turned into an epic struggle for survival.

This restored version of the film has been constructed by the National Film and Television Archive from a wide range of materials. The NFTVA has applied its own tinting and toning to match the original prints, to produce this handsome and richly coloured testament to a remarkable episode in the history of exploration.

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Published: 1998 by British Film Institute

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Presented by Richard Burton, this DVD tells the story of the Transglobe Expedition 1979-1982. Led by Sir Ranulph Fiennes, The Transglobe Expedition succeeded in completing the first and only longitudinal circumnavigation of the world. A 3 year, 52,000 mile journey across deserts, oceans, the North West Passage and both North and South Poles. Experts predicted failure. This extraordinary film tells the story of a team of dedicated explorers who set out to tackle nature's toughest challenges.

"Mad but marvellous" - HRH Prince Charles

"The world's last great adventure" - New York Times.

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Published: TransGLOBE Expedition Trust

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The voyage of the Belgica is one of the most fascinating of the early Antarctic Expeditions, and probably the least comfortable one to have taken part in. It became the first expedition to winter in Antarctica and a training ground for a number of the crew members who later became internationally acknowledged experts in their fields. Among the officers was Roald Amundsen, who would later be the first man to sail the North West Passage and also to reach the South Pole.

Frederick A Cook, the expedition's doctor and photographer, took a series of stereo photographs during the voyage. Roald Amundsen owned a large collection of these photographs. After Amundsen's death in 1928, this collection was inherited by Leon Amundsen, Roald's brother. In 2008, Leon Amundsen's family donated the Belgica photo collection to the Fram Museum in Oslo.

The CD, produced by the Fram Museum in co-operation with Camera Magica, contains a slideshow consisting of 85 3D photos taken during the expedition and a pair of 3D glasses. The CD requires PowerPoint viewer.

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Published: The Fram Museum, Oslo

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Antarctic Highlights:
Minke whales prowling the edges of an ice floe watched by Emperor Penguins
A leopard seal stalking Adelie penguins
King penguins walking with eggs
Fierce katabatic winds sweeping off the polar plateau
Arctic Highlights:
Moose: female flees for her life, chased by large brown bear
Musk ox: rutting males charging each other at high speed.

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Published: Quantum Leap

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