Audio
This page features a variety of audio tracks from a wide range of sources and vintages. Many are from members. All relate to Antarctic history. All members are encouraged to submit similar material for archiving here. To play the audio, click on the triangular start symbol on the left side of the audio play bar for each audio segment.
Antarctica Winter Parties, 1957 and 1982
Antarctic stations winter crews face unique psychological challenges due to the extreme cold, long periods of darkness and confined living conditions. Each crew deals with this situation, typically by organizing parties during the winter to have fun and “blow off steam.” The two videos below include audio recorded at parties from 1957 and 1982. The music 25 years apart is decidedly different but the enthusiasm of the participants is much the same.
Society member Dick Chappell was an 18-year-old Boy Scout when he wintered at Little America V during the International Geophysical Year (IGY) in 1957-58. Images in the video are from the extensive Society digital images archive for that year. Long-time Society members will recognize the distinct voice of the Iceberg Theater “roving reporter” as that of Society stalwart Dr. Paul C. Dalrymple.
Society member Tom Henderson recorded the audio from the 1982 Double Digit Party at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. Images were taken from the Society digital images archive and from personal collections.
These recordings contain language which some may find offensive.
| Title | Producer | Description | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Afternoon with Norman Vaughn at Cyrano's | Surreal Studios | Recording of famous Antarctican Norman Vaughn telling stories of his adventures | Click Here |
| Operation Tabarin 1943 | BBC | Radio documentary of Operation Tabarin | Click Here |
| Recording of Sir Ernest Shackleton | Unknown | Shackleton discussing 1907-09 Expedition | Click Here |
| TAE Interviews | Dr. Paul C. Dalrymple | Interviews with 1956-58 Commonwealth Transantarctic Expedition members | Click Here |
| My 50 Years in Antarctica | Antarctican Society | 1979 Memorial Lecture by Dr. Laurence M. Gould | Click Here |
| Songs of the USARPS | Lebombo Construction Company | 1974 concert at McMurdo by local band | Click Here |
| Interview with John Dearborn | Charles Lagerbom | The late John Dearborn, a former Society member, is interviewed by Charles Lagerbom on his lengthy involvement in Antarctic science. | Click Here |