Leanne Benjamin on 20 years as principal dancer with the Royal Ballet. With Jenni Murray. 
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David Hempleman-Adams
has done 29 major expeditions around the world. David is the first person to successfully complete a solo expedition to Magnetic North Pole without the support of dogs, snowmobiles or air supplies; he has led several Arctic expeditions and in 1996 became the first Briton to walk solo and unsupported to the South Pole. David set up Cold Climate Expeditions to enable people to visit and experience some of the world's most spectacular and desolate environments. He has just returned from the South Pole.
Find out more about David Hempleman-Adam
The Heart of the Great Alone
David Hempleman-Adams (Author) Sophie Gordon (Author) Emma Stuart (Author)
Publisher: The Royal Collection
ISBN-10: 1905686439
ISBN-13: 978-1905686438
Exhibition: The Heart of the Great Alone
Scott, Shackleton and Antarctic photography
The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London SW1A 1AA
21 October 2011 - 15 April 2012 -
Amelia Hempleman-Adams
is David’s youngest daughter and at 16 the youngest person to ski to the south pole. Amelia loves the outdoors and especially skiing. Following in her sisters’ footsteps, Amelia joined her father’s latest expedition skiing to the most southerly point on earth - the Geographic South Pole. To prepare for the trip Amelia spent a morning at -25? in a freezer in a supermarket in Swindon, testing her equipment and getting an idea of the temperatures she would likely experience in Antarctica.
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Doug Allan
is a cameraman of natural history. He is an award-winning photographer for the BBC’s Life in the Freezer from Antarctica, Polar Bear Special from the Arctic, The Blue Planet, Planet Earth and most recently Frozen Planet. Doug’s passion for the Antarctic landscape and wildlife started 30 years ago when he worked with the British Antarctic Survey diving and collecting samples. He has been going back every year since. Doug has published some of his polar pictures and the stories behind them in his new book entitled Freeze Frame.
Find out more about Doug Allan
Freeze Frame: A Wildlife Cameraman's Adventures on Ice
Publisher: Tartan Dragon Ltd
ISBN-10: 0957139209
ISBN-13: 978-0957139206 -
Meredith Hooper
is a lecturer, historian, Antarctic expert and full-time writer of non-fiction and fiction for children and adults. Meredith was selected to visit Antarctica as a writer in 1994 by The Australian Antarctic Division. She made her second trip, again as a writer in 1998-99 at the request of the US National Science Foundation and in 2001-2002 she took part in their Antarctica Artists Writers Program. She has been several times since.
Find out Meredith Hooper
The Longest Winter: Scott's Other Heroes
Publisher: John Murray
ISBN-10: 0719595800
ISBN-13: 978-0719595806 -
Music played at the start of Excess Baggage:
Track: 1st Movement – Prelude Andante Maestoso)
find out more about Sinfonia Antartica
CD: Sinfonia Antartica
Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams
Performers: London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Adrian Boult
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Meredith Hooper, Doug Allan, John McCarthy, Amelia Hempleman-Adams, David Hempleman-Adams
photographer Julian Andrews
The Royal Collection © 2012, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Broadcasts
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BBC Radio 4Sat 4 Feb 2012 10:00 BBC Radio 4 FM only
Free download
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Excess Baggage
Travellers' Tales from home and around the world: their destinations, experiences and issues arising...
