35 episodes

The Secret History of Antarctica: Death on the Ice.

From the team behind The Secret History of Flight 149 and The Secret History of the Estonia, journalist Stephen Davis investigates the mysterious death of a scientist at the South Pole in the year 2000, and interrogates why the investigation fails to uncover the truth.

Producer: Anna Staufenberg
Mixing and sound design: Rory Auskerry
Executive producer: Steve Jones.


Listen to the whole series by subscribing to the Crowd Stories channel on Apple Podcasts.

Weekly episodes will be released for free on all platforms every Monday. Get them ad-free on Amazon Music.

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The Secret History of Antarctica: Death on the Ice.

From the team behind The Secret History of Flight 149 and The Secret History of the Estonia, journalist Stephen Davis investigates the mysterious death of a scientist at the South Pole in the year 2000, and interrogates why the investigation fails to uncover the truth.

Producer: Anna Staufenberg
Mixing and sound design: Rory Auskerry
Executive producer: Steve Jones.


Listen to the whole series by subscribing to the Crowd Stories channel on Apple Podcasts.

Weekly episodes will be released for free on all platforms every Monday. Get them ad-free on Amazon Music.

Listen on Apple Podcasts
Requires subscription and macOS 11.4 or higher

    Antarctica | Ep 1 | Arrival

    Antarctica | Ep 1 | Arrival

    In the first episode of The Secret History of Antarctica: Death on the Ice, investigative journalist Stephen Davis meets three members of the crew who arrived at South Pole research station in 1999 – friends and colleagues of Dr Rodney Marks. As the sun sets and the station closes for winter, those inside prepare for six months of darkness, no way in, no way out.

    Episodes released for free every Monday from February 26th 2024.

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    • 37 min
    Antarctica | Ep 2 | The Doctor

    Antarctica | Ep 2 | The Doctor

    Winter has set in, and there’s a shift in atmosphere on base. When walking back from the remote observatory where he’s conducting his experiments, Rodney Marks falls ill and it’s down to the station’s solo doctor to save his life.

    Why can’t Rodney be rescued? Because when something happens at the South Pole in the middle of winter, you’re trapped.

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    • 34 min
    Antarctica | Ep 3 | The Cop

    Antarctica | Ep 3 | The Cop

    Rodney Marks is dead. But what really happened? Enter two men determined to solve the mystery, a cop and a coroner from New Zealand.

    But who’s in charge when someone dies, in a land that belongs to no-one? Stephen digs into the complexities of Antarctic jurisdiction.

     Episodes released for free every Monday.

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    • 33 min
    Antarctica | Ep 4 | Madhouse at the End of the Earth

    Antarctica | Ep 4 | Madhouse at the End of the Earth

    Warning: this episode contains a story about sexual assault. This series began with investigation into the death of Rodney Marks, but it’s developed into something much broader. A bleak picture of how mysterious deaths, and crimes in general, are dealt with in Antarctica.

    In this episode, Stephen hears first-hand about a pervasive culture of harassment and sexual assault in Antarctica. He hears how Antarctic authorities who are supposed to investigate can display shocking levels of incompetence.

    Episodes released for free every Monday.

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    • 32 min
    Antarctica | Ep 5 | The Coroner's Verdict

    Antarctica | Ep 5 | The Coroner's Verdict

    The post-mortem is finished, and the cause of Rodney’s death sends shock waves through the tight-knit South Pole community. How? And will the New Zealand investigation uncover the truth?
     
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    • 34 min
    Antarctica | Ep 6 | Theories

    Antarctica | Ep 6 | Theories

    In the final episode, Rodney’s friends and colleagues give their theories about what really happened. Suicide, accident, or foul play? And 24 years on, Stephen demands answers from the authorities to his own questions about the investigation.

    Episodes released for free every Monday.

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