This is the second broadcast of Gil Doud’s script based on the diaries of Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s 1912 failed march at the South Pole. None of them survived. Months later, bodies, supplies, Scott’s logs and the diaries of others were discovered after a search. The story as presented here is part history and part psychological drama. Delusions and disorientation are part of the story, springing from the team’s lonely shared experience. The broadcast stars Ben Wright, who had a supporting role in the first production.
The initial broadcast featured Herbert Marshall. Details about that episode and background about Scott and the expedition can be found at:
https://suspenseproject.blogspot.com/2024/07/1952-04-21-diary-of-captain-scott.html
https://archive.org/details/TSP520421 which is where the recordings can be streamed or downloaded.
There are two surviving recordings. The network broadcast is the better of the two. The Armed Forces Radio Service recording (AFRS#572) is in good sound but has some mild transcription clicks.
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https://archive.org/details/TSP560228
THE CAST
Ben Wright (Captain Robert Scott), Ellen Morgan (Kate), Jay Novello (Evans), Richard Peel (Wilson), Raymond Lawrence (Bowers), Hans Conried (Titus Oates), George Walsh (Official Voice / Narrator)
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