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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Ice

December 23rd, 2007 by Steve Bowbrick

In 1958 USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine - an unqualifed triumph of American ingenuity - sailed submerged from the Pacific to the Atlantic by way of the North Pole and sent the remarkable signal: "Nautilus 90 North". The programme (another Archive Hour highlight, this one from March 2006) makes use of evocative tapes recorded on-board during the amazing voyage and the voices of surviving crew (including later-to-be-President Jimmy Carter).

And, since I'm here. Remind me someone: why doesn't Archive Hour have a decent archive? MP3.

Presenter: Charles Wheeler
Listen: [MP3]

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2 Responses to “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Ice”

  1. david Says:
    June 10th, 2009 at 9:06 pm

    hi, your twenty thousand leagure under the ice doesn’t work??

  2. David Says:
    June 22nd, 2009 at 8:09 pm

    great!! thanks very much – you fixed it, and it was excellent to listen to! Really good, thanks

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