Greg Jenner

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

Thanks, Joe. All right, what have we learned since then? Because since then, we've got marine archaeology and sat-nav and geostationary satellites and archaeology.

Thanks, Joe. All right, what have we learned since then? Because since then, we've got marine archaeology and sat-nav and geostationary satellites and archaeology.

That's incredible. Me too. 2014, 2016, both ships found and more questions raised. Now, that's a very tragic history, but an extraordinary history. And I suppose the geopolitics were sort of underlining all of that. Science sort of played a role, parts of it, the meteorology, the study and so on.

That's incredible. Me too. 2014, 2016, both ships found and more questions raised. Now, that's a very tragic history, but an extraordinary history. And I suppose the geopolitics were sort of underlining all of that. Science sort of played a role, parts of it, the meteorology, the study and so on.

Time now for the nuance we know. This is the part of the show where Stu and I sit quietly in Disco Bay with our drag outfits. With our various drag outfits. Yeah, exactly. For two minutes while Professor Dr Vanessa takes the ship's wheel to tell us something that we need to know about Arctic exploration. So my stopwatch is ready. Take it away, Vanessa.

Time now for the nuance we know. This is the part of the show where Stu and I sit quietly in Disco Bay with our drag outfits. With our various drag outfits. Yeah, exactly. For two minutes while Professor Dr Vanessa takes the ship's wheel to tell us something that we need to know about Arctic exploration. So my stopwatch is ready. Take it away, Vanessa.

Let's not kill Stu. He's full of ideas. Yeah. I mean, it's extraordinary and a really important point, isn't it? The idea of a team leader is someone who has to be able to get people through the boring Tuesdays as well as through the storms and hurricanes. Yeah, really interesting.

Let's not kill Stu. He's full of ideas. Yeah. I mean, it's extraordinary and a really important point, isn't it? The idea of a team leader is someone who has to be able to get people through the boring Tuesdays as well as through the storms and hurricanes. Yeah, really interesting.

So what do you know now? This is our quickfire quiz for Stu to see how much he's learned.

So what do you know now? This is our quickfire quiz for Stu to see how much he's learned.

Jen Brister took eight pages of notes, so I think you're OK. I think I've done eight pages. LAUGHTER I've got ten questions for you. OK. You're always very good at this. OK. Question one for you, Stu. Yep. Question one. Giovanni di Verrazzano thought he had found the Northwest Passage in 1523, but where was he actually? Where was he actually? Yeah, he was 3,000 miles away in... 1523.

Jen Brister took eight pages of notes, so I think you're OK. I think I've done eight pages. LAUGHTER I've got ten questions for you. OK. You're always very good at this. OK. Question one for you, Stu. Yep. Question one. Giovanni di Verrazzano thought he had found the Northwest Passage in 1523, but where was he actually? Where was he actually? Yeah, he was 3,000 miles away in... 1523.

North Carolina. Sorry.

North Carolina. Sorry.

Oh, God, no, it is.

Oh, God, no, it is.

Question two. Why did Henry Hudson's crew stage a mutiny against him in 1610?

Question two. Why did Henry Hudson's crew stage a mutiny against him in 1610?

Yeah. That's correct. Question three. Which island did Captain Cook encounter when seeking the Northwest Passage and that is where he died? Hawaii. It was Hawaii. Question four. What were the names of Franklin Expedition's two ships? The Erebus or Erebus and the Terror. Yes, terrible names for ships. Question five.