Jules Dumont d'Urville - Part 6 - the second voyage of the Astrolabe: the Pacific Islands and Southeast Asia
d'Urville and his two ships sail from South America to Polynesia. On the agenda for this episode is Tahiti, Guam, Tonga, the Philippines, Batavia, New Guinea, Singapore, and Australia. Despite illness...
22 Apr 202436min
Jules Dumont d'Urville - Part 5 - the second voyage of the Astrolabe: Antarctica
In part 5 of our series, d'Urville leads two ships - including the Astrolabe - on a circumnavigation of the world. The first stops on the agenda are the Strait of Magellan and Antarctica. Daring Frenc...
8 Apr 202440min
Jules Dumont d'Urville - Part 4 - the first voyage of the Astrolabe (continued)
In part four of our series, d'Urville takes the Astrolabe through islands of the Pacific, and goes in search of the lost expedition of Jean François de Galaup Lapérouse. On his return to France, he wi...
1 Apr 202439min
Jules Dumont d'Urville - Part 3 - the first voyage of the Astrolabe
Jules Dumont d'Urville returns to the South Pacific about the Astrolabe. In this episode, we explore Australia, New Zealand and the Tongan Islands. The ship will - multiple times - find itself stuck o...
18 Mar 202438min
Jules Dumont d'Urville - Part 2 - Coquille Expedition
In 1822, d'Urville set off on his first epic voyage - a three year expedition around the world as the 2nd-in-command of the Coquille. The voyage will take him to the Falkland Islands, South America, T...
11 Mar 202439min
Jules Dumont d’Urville – Part 1 – Early life and the Venus de Milo
In part 1 of our series, we look at d’Urville’s early life, including his journey into the French Navy during the Napoleonic era. We then look at his first scientific expedition about the Chevrette – ...
4 Mar 202435min
Freya Stark - Part 6 - WWII and later years
In the final episode on the life of Freya Stark, we take a look at her work in the Middle East in World War II, as well as the latter half of her life - including her many publications. We finish up w...
26 Feb 202430min
Freya Stark - Part 5 - Yemen
Between 1935 and 1938, Freya Stark took part in two expeditions into the mountains of Yemen, looking to find the lost city of Shabwa, and document the incense route that had thrived on the Arabian Pen...
19 Feb 202446min
