The story of naturalist Georg Steller, who sailed on Bering's disastrous
1741 expedition from Siberia to Alaska. Bering and many of the sailors
died from scurvy after their ship was marooned for nine months. Steller
discovered a number of new animal species, but was unable to take any of
his specimens back to Russia.
Director:.........Jeremy Mortimer
Steller:........Adam Godley
Vitus Bering:..........Ewan Hooper
Lt Waxell:.........Bruce Purchase
Master Khitrov:........Gerard McDermott
Brigitte:.........Laura Martin-Simpson
Afternoon Play: Williwaw
Fri 2nd May 2003, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM
Georg
Wilhelm Steller (10 March 1709 – 14 November 1746) was a German
botanist, zoologist, physician and explorer, who worked in Russia and is
considered a pioneer of Alaskan natural history.
Georg Steller described a number of animals and plants, some of which bear his name, either in the common name or scientific.
Williwaw is - a sudden violent gust of cold land air common along mountainous coasts of high latitudes.
I really like the radio plays by David Zane Mairowitz though I haven't heard nearly enough of them. Unfortunately the link to RTE's production of his excellent James's Story that I posted before is now dead. I hope I can find another link to it someday. Here's one I haven't posted before.
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