I don't remember the year now, but it aired on a very hot summer as a mini-series on PBS. Just imagining the cold and the intriguing story of the arctic explorers kept me cooled off.
Of course that was back when I used to watch TV, back when I was for the most part - a lib myself. It was a race between Shackelton and a Norwegian guy I can't recall.
No. There it is; Scott and Amundsen.
Yep. Amundsen was the first to reach the South Pole. Scott died on the way back from the Pole, after realizing he'd lost the race. When Amundsen was informed Scott had died, he realized that no one would remember HIM, they'd only remember Scott's fatal attempt. Sadly, he was right; no one made a major motion picture about him getting to the Pole first.
It was called The Last Place on Earth - the race between Scott & Amundsen. It’s available on DVD. Wonderful, if revisionary, look at Scott of the Antarctic.