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Episode 5: "The Glories of the Race"
Scott's expedition, consisting of his own four-man group, three support parties, and two dog teams driven by Cecil Meares
and a Russian, becomes stalled in a days-long blizzard midway through the Great Ice Barrier. Irritable and abrasive, Scott
argues with Oates over the timing of pony-slaughter. Oates insists that the ponies be used, ill though they may be, to
the foot of the Beardmore Glacier and then be killed, but Scott wishes to kill them earlier to prevent suffering. Oates
does not see how pony suffering can be prevented either way and persists in asserting that the ponies be utilized as
planned, all of the way to the foot of the Beardmore. Scott grudgingly bows to Oates' opinion. Amundsen, meanwhile, has
had favorable weather and efficient pulling by his teams of dogs, and he and his four companions cross the Barrier in just
a few weeks and ascend a glacier, with their dogs pulling the heavy sledges. Near the top of the glacier, with the plateau
very close, Amundsen orders the butchering of some of the dogs for a supply of fresh meat, for dogs and men. He and his
men eat the dog meat to prevent scurvy. Amundsen's group then journeys on the plateau and finds an eerie area of
pressure-formed fissures. Dog teams are sent back to base by Scott once his expedition has reached the Beardmore.
Resentful of the effective performance of the dogs as compared to the faltering ponies, Scott has antagonized Meares with
endless and groundless insinuations of incompetence, knowing that he will be dependent upon Meares for another dog run on
the Barrier to replenish the depots. Meares opts to quit the expedition upon return to McMurdo and not to lead the depot-
replenishing dog run.

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[AleisterSir]

@einarpost Thanks a lot!

[einarpost]

@AleisterSir it's not the norwegian nathional anthem. It's "nordmannen" / "mellom om bakkar og berg" by Ivar Aasen. And it's not a hymn, It's a 19th century national-romantic song about life inbetween the mountains and the sea in the north.

[JoeStunner]

Thank you so much for uploading this series. It's riveting stuff! Does anyone know just how historically accurate this dramatisation is?

[wildh0rse]

IT's the norweigian national anthem.

[AleisterSir]

Fabulous series- Thanks ! Does anybody know what's the name of the hymn sung by Bjaaland at the end of the episode? Thanks again in advance.

[MisterEvasion]

This episode primarily features the Norwiegan contingent and their travails. The texture of the episode blends well with the whole. I have no doubt this entire series will be rediscovered in the future as amongst the finest of 20th century cinematic television.