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Fire on the Snow
This adaptation of Douglas Stewart verse radio play, aired on June 6, 1941, by the Australian Broadcasting Company, features the talents of the Gold Coast Theatre Scene in Queensland. It tells the story of the Terra Nova Expedition to Antarctica, focusing on Robert Falcon Scott and his team’s attempt to reach the South Pole, which began on November 1, 1911, from Camp Evans.
The play spans from January 4, 1912, when the last supporting party returned, to March 29, 1912, when Scott diary ends.
Radioplay
Episode 1. 4th January 1912.
Opens at the point when Scott, Wilson, Bowers, Evans, and Oates are about to leave the last supporting party on the 4th of January 1912, before setting out on the final dash to the Pole.
Episode 2: 19th January 1912.
Upon reaching the pole on 17th January to find Roald Amundsen had preceded them by 34 days; Scott, Wilson, Bowers, Evans, and Oates begin the 862 miles (1,387 km) return journey on 19th January 1912. During this time they faced deteriorating weather, a lack of fuel in the depots, hunger, exhaustion and the physical deterioration of Evans
and Oates.
Episode 3: 29th March 1912.
After Oates walked to his death in the blizzard on 16th March 1912, Scott, Wilson & Bowers walk another 20 miles (32 km) before making their final camp on 19th March. Here a fierce blizzard prevents them making any further progress, trapping them inside the tent, with dwindling supplies.
Author
Douglas Stewart
Vocal Talent
in order of appearance
The Antarctic wind:
Del Halpin, Dawn China and Peta Schulz
The five explorers:
Jimmy Corbett (Scott),
Adam Hellier (Wilson),
Trevor Love (Bowers),
Mikey Real (Oates)
Barry Gibson (Evans)
Music by
Kevin Mcleod
Year
2023
Sound Effects by
Nathan Schulz
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