Category: Interviews
REQUEST2021 PODCAST – INTERVIEW PREVIEWS
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A 7 MINUTE SNEAK PREVIEW OF ALL THE FANTASTIC UPCOMING ANTARCTICA RELATED INTERVIEWS WE HAVE PLANNED FOR THE YEAR AHEAD!
Between October 2020 and August 2021, we have some fantastic interviews each month lined up for you to listen to with: –
OCT 2020: Michael Smith, Polar Author including Shackleton: By Endurance We Conquer
NOV 2020: The Honourable Alexandra Shackleton, Shackleton’s Granddaughter
DEC 2020: Camilla Nichol, Chief Executive of the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust
JAN 2021: Ann Savours Shirley, Polar Author including The Voyages of the Discovery
FEB 2021: Philippa Davies, Polar Enthusiast and founder of Cantarctica
MAR 2021: Angie Butler, Polar Enthusiast and director of Ice Tracks
APR 2021: Stephen Scott Fawcett, Polar Enthusiast and creator of Sir Ernest H. Shackleton Appreciation Society
MAY 2021: Vanessa O’Brien FRGS, Explorer and the First Woman to Reach Earth’s Highest and Lowest Points
JUN 2021: Mark Wood, Explorer and UK Chairman of The Explorer Club
JUL 2021: James Ketchell, Adventurer, Scouting ambassador and author of The Ultimate Triathlon
AUG 2021: Louis Rudd MBE, record-breaking polar adventurer, expedition leader, former Royal Marine Commando and SAS soldier.
And we also have our special Christmas episode planned with Wayne White, the 2020 manager based at the South Pole.
ReQuest2021 Podcast Ep.11
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EPISODE 11 – Tuesday 1st Sep 2020 – this episode includes the commemorative plaques to Marr and Mooney; the final clip from Alan Noake’s Walderslade presentation to Medway Towns SAS, this time focusing on our ReQuest2021 research projects; and the ReQuest interview with Alan Noake project leader of ReQuest2021 conducted by fellow participant Emma Johnston.
The ReQuest2021 podcast is documenting the Kent Scouts #ReQuest2021 Research Project all the way to Antarctica and back again! Interviews, Scouting historical links, events and research project work recorded along the way. Part of Alan Noake’s Antarctic Soundscapes project.
Show Notes
A link to Alan Noake’s Fundraising Page:
https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/AlanNoake
Lots of Different Ways to Follow and Support The Project including our penguin badges, Antarctic Top Trumps and other merchandise…
www.fundraisingladder.co.uk/ReQuest2021
Commemorative Plaque to Marr and Mooney at Gilwell Park Scout HQ
ReQuest2021 Podcast Ep.10
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EPISODE 10 – Saturday 1st Aug 2020 – this episode includes the voiceovers by Query The Penguin used to educate beavers, rainbows, cubs, brownies, scouts and guides as part of our fantastic Climate Quest event; the penultimate clip from Alan Noake’s Walderslade presentation to Medway Towns SAS, this time focusing on Shackleton’s leadership skills and Kent Scouts’ partnership with the Lady Daphne Thames Barge; and the ReQuest interview with Laura Bernard another Kent participant over 25.
The ReQuest2021 podcast is documenting the Kent Scouts #ReQuest2021 Research Project all the way to Antarctica and back again! Interviews, Scouting historical links, events and research project work recorded along the way. Part of Alan Noake’s Antarctic Soundscapes project.
Show Notes
Climate Quest
http://climatequest.sevenoaksscouts.org.uk
The Lady Daphne Thames Barge
http://www.lady-daphne.co.uk
A link to Laura Bernard’s Fundraising Page:
https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/LauraBernard
Lots of Different Ways to Follow and Support The Project including our penguin badges, Antarctic Top Trumps and other merchandise…
www.fundraisingladder.co.uk/ReQuest2021
ReQuest2021 Podcast Ep.9
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EPISODE 9 – Tuesday 1st July 2020 – A short extract from the book “Cold” about the Bark Europa and sailing with whales; yet another clip from Alan Noake’s Walderslade presentation to Medway Towns SAS, this time focusing on what happened to Marr and Mooney after the Quest Expedition including James Marr’s participation in Operation Tabarin during WW2; and the ReQuest interview with another of our Kent participants – Matt Wood from Malling.
A podcast documenting the Kent Scouts #ReQuest2021 Research Project all the way to Antarctica and back again! Interviews, Scouting historical links, events and research project work recorded along the way. Part of Alan Noake’s Antarctic Soundscapes project.
Show Notes
A link to Matt Wood’s Fundraising Page
https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/MattWood2021
Thijs Heslenfeld’s book “Cold – Sailing To Antarctica” about a voyage on the Bark Europa.
https://thijsheslenfeld.com/cold-sailing-to-antarctica
Square Knots & Penguins – The Antarctic Scout Philately Connection
https://sossi.org/pdffiles/antarctic-scouting.pdf
Operation Tabarin: Britain’s Secret Wartime Expedition to Antarctica https://www.amazon.co.uk/Operation-Tabarin-Stephen-Haddelsey/dp/0750967463
Lots of Different Ways to Follow and Support The Project including our penguin badges, Antarctic Top Trumps and other merchandise…
http://www.fundraisingladder.co.uk/ReQuest2021
ReQuest2021 Podcast Ep.8
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EPISODE 8 – Monday 1st June 2020 – A short extract from James Marr’s private diary in September 2022 reflecting on his year on the Quest Expedition; another clip from Alan Noake’s Walderslade presentation to Medway Towns SAS this time focusing on Mooney leaving the expedition at Madeira and Shackleton’s death in South Georgia; and the ReQuest interview with the second of our Scottish participants – Sam Payne from Aberdeen.
A podcast documenting the Kent Scouts #ReQuest2021 Research Project all the way to Antarctica and back again! Interviews, Scouting historical links, events and research project work recorded along the way. Part of Alan Noake’s Antarctic Soundscapes project.
Show Notes
A link to Sam Payne’s Fundraising Page:
https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/SamPayneRQ21
Lots of Different Ways to Follow and Support The Project including our penguin badges, Antarctic Top Trumps and other merchandise…
www.fundraisingladder.co.uk/ReQuest2021
ReQuest2021 Podcast Ep.7
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EPISODE 7 – Thursday 7th May 2020 – Celebrating being half way on our ReQuest2021 Fundraising, more from Alan’s presentation to Medway Towns Scout Active Support with a focus on the 1921 Scout Selection Process by Shackleton and ReQuest2021 Interview with Emma Johnston.
A podcast documenting the Kent Scouts #ReQuest2021 Research Project all the way to Antarctica and back again! Interviews, Scouting historical links, events and research project work recorded along the way. Part of Alan Noake’s Antarctic Soundscapes project.
Show Notes
Lots of Different Ways to Follow and Support The Project including our penguin badges, Antarctic Top Trumps and other merchandise…
www.fundraisingladder.co.uk/ReQuest2021
(Source: The Daily Graphic, Thursday August 18th 1921)
(Photo: Scout Association Archives)
ReQuest2021 Podcast Ep.6
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EPISODE 6 – Wednesday 1st April 2020 – Chinstrap penguins and climate change, More from Alan’s presentation to Medway Towns Scout Active Support and Interview with Cathy Mummery
A podcast documenting the Kent Scouts #ReQuest2021 Research Project all the way to Antarctica and back again! Interviews, Scouting historical links, events and research project work recorded along the way. Part of Alan Noake’s Antarctic Soundscapes project.
Show Notes
Darcey’s Loo Roll Penguin Craft Project video…
https://youtu.be/H1uhHGSNWKg
CBS Newstory about Chinstrap penguins and climate change…
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/declining-penguin-populations-warming-antarctica-cbs-news-visits-remote-shores-of-elephant-island/
Medway Active Support Team…
https://www.medwaytowns.org.uk/spage-section-mast.html
Cathy Mummery’s Sponsorship Link…
https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/CathyMummery
Photographs by Frank Hurley
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Photographs_of_Antarctica_by_Frank_Hurley
Herbert Ponting Photos
https://www.gettyimagesgallery.com/collection/herbert-ponting/
Henry (Harry) McNish (1874-1930) – Biographical notes
https://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/History/biography/mcnish_henry.php
(Photo: A.S. Noake)
(Photo: A.S. Noake)
– the house where James Marr was born.
(Photo: A.S. Noake)
(Photo: A.S. Noake)
(Photo: A.S. Noake)
(Photo: A.S. Noake)
Our Fundraising Ladder with lots of other ways you can follow and support the project….
http://www.fundraisingladder.co.uk/ReQuest2021/