🎧 John Franklin and the Northwest Passage with Dr John Roobol
Victorian
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31m
Dr John Roobol discusses the fate of John Franklin and his crew, from how they suffered in the bitter conditions, to the crew members who resorted to cannibalism. John's work also looks into the Inuits, and how their testimony was largely ignored, as the Victorians were desperate to insist that no British explorers would ever resort to cannibalism. Producer: Peter Curry
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