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4 results found for '"Ocean exploration"' in Keywords.
Training for round the world expedition (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker (poss. Sir Ranulph Fiennes) on Arctic and Greenland expeditions his team has completed as part of their training for their attempt to go around the world via both poles. He...
Operation Drake comes to an end (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the conclusion of Operation Drake, the round-the-world youth project organised by Lieutenant-Colonel John Blashford-Snell. Includes interviews with Blashford-Snell, and participants: Brad Burns(?);...
Peter Bird on rowing across Pacific Ocean (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on British rower Peter Bird’s (unsuccessful) attempt to row alone across the Pacific Ocean. Bird speaks to the press in Queensland, Australia. Male reporter not identified.
Richard Branson to attempt Pacific balloon crossing (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
James Bays reports on the proposed attempt by Virgin businessman, Richard Branson, to cross the Pacific Ocean by hot air balloon. Includes interviews with co-pilot Per Lindstrand on the disastrous previous...