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In his latest book, ‘Erebus: The Story of a Ship’, globetrotter, author and comedian Sir Michael Palin explores the journey of the ill-fated former Hecla-class bomb vessel,and sat down with Dan Snow to discuss it’s history in more depth. In 1845, a British voyage of Arctic exploration led by Captain Sir John Franklin departed England ...
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Mar 19, 2021 · Erebus: The Story of a Ship. Friday, March 19, 2021. Two years ago I watched most of the ‘Terror’ TV series on a long plane flight back from Sydney to London. I was gripped for many hours, but never got to the last episode as my breakfast arrived. Having spent so much time writing about Sir John Franklin’s disastrous voyage aboard HMS ...
In May 1845 two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, sailed from Britain to what is now Nunavut in Northern Canada.. Explorations of the Arctic coastline had led to great optimism that finding and charting the final part of the Northwest Passage – the seaway linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans – was now within reach.
Sep 16, 2018 · In 1848, HMS Erebus disappeared in the Arctic, its fate a mystery. In 2014, it was found. Michael Palin brings the remarkable ship back to life, following its epic voyages of discovery to ultimate catastrophe. He talks to Anna James.
Dan chats to globetrotter, author and comedian Sir Michael Palin about Franklin's lost expedition.