Robert Falcon Scott - Part 4 - The Discovery Expedition and Fame

The Explorers Podcast

Matt Breen

History, Education, Society & Culture

4.9 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Scott makes a record-setting excursion through the Transantarctic Mountains to cap off his historic Discovery expedition. He then returns to Great Britain a national hero. But as others - including Ernest Shackleton - make noise about making a go at the South Pole, Scott begins to plot his own return. Sponsors: Quince. Get free shipping with your order by using code EXPLORERS at quince.com/explorers The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:36.4	Let and go! Hello and welcome to the Explorers podcast. Today is part four in our series on Robert Falcon Scott.
0:52.1	One note for today, check out our website, Explorespodcast.com, if you want to see a
0:57.0	map of where our explorers will be going. Okay, that is it for notes. Let's get rolling. Last time Scott,
1:03.5	along with Ernest Shackleton and Dr. Edward Wilson, made a run to the south across the Great Ice Barrier.
1:09.8	The journey had been difficult, although the men
1:11.7	had set a farthest south record. Scott and his team had used dogs with limited success, mainly
1:17.9	due to their lack of training with them. The three men had suffered from scurvy, in particular
1:22.6	Shackleton, and he was lucky to have made it back to Discovery alive. Upon returning from their run south,
1:28.9	Scott found the discovery iced in,
1:31.0	and it was clear she would not be leaving that summer.
1:33.6	That meant another year in Antarctica.
1:36.4	While he was out on his journey making a farther south run,
1:39.7	Scott's other team members had gone exploring as well.
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