Greg Jenner

It's probably edible. Okay, fair enough.

And to find a scurvy it's going to be citrus fruits.

And to find a scurvy it's going to be citrus fruits.

Yeah, that's an awful lot of weight in the steerage, isn't it? But these are steam-powered, well, not quite steam, but sail and steam-powered ships. So they're designed to sort of plough through the ice. They've got some power behind them.

Yeah, that's an awful lot of weight in the steerage, isn't it? But these are steam-powered, well, not quite steam, but sail and steam-powered ships. So they're designed to sort of plough through the ice. They've got some power behind them.

All right, so we've got two ships, 129 crew, two captains, one of whom was offered the job and turned it down, one of whom shouldn't have been offered the job but took it anyway. And off we go with our lovely voyage. Talk us through it.

All right, so we've got two ships, 129 crew, two captains, one of whom was offered the job and turned it down, one of whom shouldn't have been offered the job but took it anyway. And off we go with our lovely voyage. Talk us through it.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

It's finally done by Amundsen, who of course later famously is the conqueror of the South Pole, the race to the South Pole. That's it. Northwest achieved.

It's finally done by Amundsen, who of course later famously is the conqueror of the South Pole, the race to the South Pole. That's it. Northwest achieved.

Oh, of course. Of course.

Oh, of course. Of course.

2008?

2008?

So 1497, John Cabot had tried. 2008 is the first time a ship of that size actually was able to clear those waters and go from one side to the other. God, this is history. Pointless. LAUGHTER