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The Ice Mountain

Haunted by the sinking of RMS Titanic - the story of a fictional iceberg’s journey from Greenland. With Adjoa Andoh. From 2012.

In 1912, RMS Titanic struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic, and more than 1500 people died as a result of this collision.

As a result, the International Ice Patrol (ICP) was formed to monitor the ice conditions near the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and warn mariners of the dangers that icebergs present to safe navigation.

A haunting soundscape follows the journey of a fictional iceberg as it travels south into the North Atlantic after calving from a glacier in Greenland.

Narrated by Adjoa Andoh.

Sound recordings by Chris Watson.

Producer: Sarah Blunt

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2012.

Available now

30 minutes

Last on

Sat 4 Dec 202102:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Broadcasts

  • Fri 20 Apr 201211:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Wed 24 Oct 201221:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Fri 22 Sep 201706:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 22 Sep 201713:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 22 Sep 201720:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Sat 23 Sep 201701:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 3 Dec 202114:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Sat 4 Dec 202102:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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