Explorers

Episode 1

The Story of Roald Amundsen

A wave of shocked disbelief rebounded through Britain at the news that Scott of the Antarctic had an unexpected rival. At the last moment Roald Amundsen, a tough and moody Norwegian, decided to race the British expedition to the South Pole. For Scott the competition was to end in tragedy and death. And it was Amundsen, single-minded to the point of obsession, who succeeded and lived.