Here the the latest web extra clips from the Thomas Blake Glover programme:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00mkc8t

You can catch up on the whole series on BBC iplayer:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b017sp2n/episodes/guide

The Last Explorers – John Muir

Neil Oliver follows in the footsteps of four Scottish explorers who planted ideas rather than flags – ideas that shaped the modern world we know today.Set in the spectacular Yosemite Valley in California, this is the story of the father of the modern conservation movement and one of the founders of America’s National Park movement. John Muir was a 19th-century adventurer who explored the natural world and devoted his life and work to persuade others to see the sacred beauty of his discoveries.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6CWY2BWA

https://rapidshare.com/files/301002843/The.Last.Explorers.S01E03.JohnMuir.PDTV.XviD.avi
many thx to original source Hannibal@box.bz

]]> http://drmarkjardine.wordpress.com/2011/12/08/john-muir-neil-oliver-and-the-last-explorers/ Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:06:55 +0000 drmarkjardine http://drmarkjardine.wordpress.com/2011/12/08/john-muir-neil-oliver-and-the-last-explorers/ Dont forget its the John Muir episode on the Last Explorers tonight. 9pm on BBC 1 Scotland. Repeated on Saturday at 6pm on BBC 2 Scotland. This should be a Tim Niel classic.

Here are the latest clips from the programme:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b017zqnn

Archaeologist and writer Neil Oliver presents a series on the golden age of exploration, charting the routes of contact that drew together the farthest reaches of the world

Last Explorers – 1 – Livingstone 24th November PDTV XviD.avi

Livingstone – Neil Oliver follows in the footsteps of four Scottish explorers who planted ideas rather than flags – ideas that shaped the modern world we know today. In this first programme, Neil travels down the Zambesi river to reveal how David Livingstone took the faith of his nation to the ends of the Earth and exploited his celebrity to end the slave trade. His was a moral mission: to reshape British values and bring commerce, Christianity and civilisation to the African continent.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6PN7KD0I

https://rapidshare.com/files/2270685738/The.Last.Explorers.Part1.Livingstone.PDTV.XviD.avi

many thx to anon@Jives and Hannibal@box.bz ]]> http://carladelaney.wordpress.com/2011/12/02/jim-mcneill-comes-out-of-the-fridge/ Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:56:15 +0000 Carla Delaney http://carladelaney.wordpress.com/2011/12/02/jim-mcneill-comes-out-of-the-fridge/ Years of hard work are coming to fruition for explorer Jim McNeill who has been heavily involved in the hit Frozen Planet series as well as the soon to be aired The Last Explorers series.   The Last Explorers series  charts the exploits of long forgotten explorers including McNeill’s hero, William Speirs Bruce who is one of the least-known of the early explorers such as Livingstone, who risked their lives stepping into the unknown. Bruce set out to conquer Antarctica, not for imperial glory, but to advance scientific knowledge in an era when exploration had become harnessed to national prestige. Now, generations later, Jim McNeill runs The Ice-Warrior Project expeditions with similar ethics and ambitions.   “Speirs was a prolific explorer at the same time as Shackleton and Scott but never recognised. Like other shows I work with, I trained the team and took them to the Antarctic. It was a pleasure to be involved in a story about a man who I have long admired. He was an unsung hero and I am very pleased his story is finally being told and I have had a part to play in telling it.” Unlike other shows, Windsor based expedition leader, Jim McNeill appears in front of camera talking about his hero. In other shows such as Frozen Planet, he takes a back seat, handling the logistics, safety, expedition training and kitting out the crews, alongside finding rare species and introducing them to local inhabitants. The 50-year-old who runs Ice-Warrior Project (www.ice-warrior.com) has over 25 years of experience travelling in the Arctic in particular as well as jungles and deserts. Apart from work with film crews, his expeditions, provide regular opportunities to monitor polar bear populations for the Norwegian Polar Institute, as well as putting together a yearly scientific program for scientists to monitor the effects of climate change. He is an ambassador for Hauser Bears, a charitable organization committed to the conservation of bears worldwide and is Vice president with the Arctic Expeditions for Sea Research Society. He has endured many hardships and dangers on his journeys and faced global warming full on when sea ice disintegrated unexpectedly in one of his attempts to reach the last yet to be explored region of the polar regions – the Pole of Inaccessibility. This is a destination he hopes to conquer and explore for its unique scientific data despite putting his life on the line for it previously. “This is what explorers do. We enjoy the challenges and take on nature in the raw. It is dangerous and exciting but it is also thrilling to introduce ordinary people to extraordinary things and take part in what I call, Citizen Science.” The Last Explorers, presented by archaeologist and writer, Neil Oliver are three programmes charting the exploits of Livingstone, William Speir andJohn Muir.  They have already been aired in Scotland and can be viewed on iplayer and will be screened nationally soon.

 I will keep you posted

New behind-the-scenes clips have been posted on Neil and the crew’s journey across the South Atlantic following in the voyage of William Speirs Bruce and the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition of 1902–1904.

I’ve rearranged the order according to Neil’s beard:

1. Day Five in the Big Brother Boat

2. The Head

3. The Bowels of Hell

4. Trapped in this Space.

Don’t forget, it’s broadcast on Thursday at 9pm on BBC 1 Scotland and repeated on Saturday on BBC 2 Scotland at 7pm.

I’ve been fascinated by the story of William Speirs Bruce and the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition for many years. It’s one of the great untold stories. I worked up the outline for this programme directed by Colin Murray.

Episode 2 of 4

Duration: 1 hour

Neil Oliver re-traces the expeditions of four Scottish explorers who planted ideas rather than flags – ideas that shaped the modern world we know today. Following in the footsteps of a scientific explorer who has become all but lost to history, Neil charts the remarkable story of William Speirs Bruce, one of Britain’s great, but least-known explorers. Bruce set out to conquer Antarctica, not for imperial glory, but to advance scientific knowledge in an era when exploration had become harnessed to national prestige.

Here is the link to the preview clip:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00m3v6k

For the next month, episode one of The Last Explorers on David Livingstone, the Scottish missionary, will be on the BBC iplayer. If you missed it, please take the chance to see the beginning of this excellent series.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b017hzw2/The_Last_Explorers_Livingstone/

Here are the latest clips for another project I wrote the series outline for, The Last Explorers. Looking forward to this! It will be broadcast tomorrow.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00lyvgz