Episode 3
Michael Palin's book follows the mysterious and tragic voyage of HMS Erebus in 1845. The expedition has been gone 17 months, and some believe that bad news is due.
Michael Palin reads from his new book that follows the mysterious and tragic voyage of HMS Erebus in 1845:
The ship was last sighted in July that year. In London Lady Jane Franklin fears the worst for her husband and the crew - "I sometimes think it is better perhaps that we should be in happy ignorance of any disaster that may have happened". And still the Admiralty won't respond to requests for a recovery expedition.
Producer Duncan Minshull
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- Wed 3 Oct 201809:45BBC Radio 4 FM
- Thu 4 Oct 201800:30BBC Radio 4
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