The Terra Nova

This is Love

Vox Media Podcast Network

Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.8 • 9.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

In 1910, a group of British men set off on an expedition – they wanted to be the first people to reach the South Pole. Over a hundred years later, in the journals and letters that survived, a writer discovered a love story. For more, check out Allegra Rosenberg’s article, “From Antarctica with Love.” Say hello on Facebook and Instagram. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts. Want to listen to This is Love ad-free? Sign up for Criminal Plus – you’ll get to listen to This is Love, Criminal, and Phoebe Reads a Mystery without any ads. Plus, you’ll get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal and other exclusive benefits. Learn more and sign up here. We also make Criminal and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop. Episode transcripts are posted on our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the year 2000.
0:02.0	Everyone, everywhere is having fun, except me.
0:06.0	On BBC Eye Player.
0:08.0	I worry you're growing up too fast.
0:10.0	Yeah, we can't be your little duck here forever, can I?
0:13.0	Inspired by a true story.
0:15.0	You walk out this house a boy, one day you'll come back.
0:17.0	When you do, you will be a man.
0:20.0	Oh, and hold your breath. What it feels like
0:22.4	for a girl. I wish I could look like you. Bieber, you can. Why don't you? Watch on BBC I
0:28.5	Player. Hi, it's Phoebe. I want to tell you about our newsletter. If you enjoy criminal
0:34.8	and this is love, we think you're going to like it.
0:42.0	In the newsletter, we share things we're enjoying, Q&As with the producers of our show,
0:44.5	and behind-the-scenes photos and updates.
0:47.3	We don't put these updates anywhere, but our newsletter.
0:51.1	To sign up, go to thisiscriminal.com slash newsletter.
0:54.9	That's thisiscriminal.com slash newsletter.
1:02.0	The Terra Nova Expedition, it's called a first-rate tragedy, right?
1:08.3	It really held such a place in Britain's consciousness and the world's consciousness for such a long time.
1:11.9	It was a bigger deal than the Titanic back then.
1:14.6	This is writer Allegra Rosenberg.
1:22.9	In 1895, geographers agreed that it was time to find out what it was like at the bottom of the world, Antarctica.
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