tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2918902520749462046.post6853078855117633972..comments2023-06-01T13:28:19.448+01:00Comments on KES Geography Department Pilot Geography Blog: Douglas Mawson documentary on C4Alan Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14528013029514239163noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2918902520749462046.post-46330394381521123042008-03-18T09:36:00.000+00:002008-03-18T09:36:00.000+00:00Haven't had the chance to see the thing (in fact I...Haven't had the chance to see the thing (in fact I stumbled upon this site when trying to find somewhere I could download or purchase a copy of it)., but I did want to let you know what the mystery has always been surrounding Mawson's return journey.<BR/><BR/> Though almost always discussed off the record and in a whisper, the question among those of us who are obsessed with the events and characters of Antarctic exploration's "heroic age" is simply this: in order to have survived was it necessary for Mawson to have resorted to cannibalism? <BR/><BR/>Of course, having, as I've already mentioned above, not having seen the program I haven't any idea whether or not this subject was broached; but even if it was, as you've said, there's no way what Jarvis went through (starting with the fact that he wasn't suffering from <EM>Hepatic hyper-vitaminosis A</EM> or "Vitamin A poisoning") came close to approximating Mawson's hellish experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com