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Birdie Bowers: Captain Scott’s Marvel

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Author Anne Strathie mentions the Trust and the explorers who died in ‘pursuit of science’ in her exceptional biography of Birdie Bowers who died with Scott.  Her description of his early career at sea brings home the romance and opportunity that awa…
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On Antarctica book offer

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Len Airey, who wrote On Antarctica about the four years he spent in Antarctica has donated 50 copies to the Trust. This, for some, is an uncom-fortable book about life on British bases in Antarctica; fear, cold, boredom, arguments, practical jokes, s…
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Wednesday, January 7th 2026

Meredith Hooper, Antarctic historian and BAMT supporter 1939-2025

Meredith Hooper, Antarctic historian and author, died on 27 December 2025 at her home in London. She was a Visiting Scholar at the Scott Polar Research Institute and Wolfson College, Cambridge University and a trustee of the Brussels-based International Polar Foundation and the UK Antarctic Herita… Full Story...
Thursday, December 4th 2025

Supermoon

The December supermoon called appropriately the Cold Moon rises over Stanley Harbour, Falklands bathing the southern element of the Antarctic Monument in gold and silver light. Simon Lancaster, Head of Supply Chain at British Antarctic Survey was out with a camera at 22:00 to capture this wonderf… Full Story...
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