Antarctic man. No. 2. This is not a place for humans

Australia, 1983

TV show
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This is the second part of a two-part documentary recording the International Biomedical Expedition to the Antarctic. The purpose of the expedition was to measure the effects of the Antarctic environment on both the human body and mind, including the extreme cold climate, isolation and separation from family and home. Shows the physiological and psychological pressures and physical limits the Expedition set for themselves. Some coped, some didn’t - but the ordeal had a lasting effect on all of them. Narrated by W. Francis Bell.

Credits

producer

David Parer

production company

Australian Broadcasting Commission

Language

English

Duration

00:55:13:00

Colour

Colour

ACMI Identifier

34095

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel â†’ Antarctica

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters â†’ Environmental health

Documentary

Documentary â†’ Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology â†’ Social isolation

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality â†’ Social isolation

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety â†’ Cold - Physiological effect

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety â†’ Environmental health

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety â†’ Human physiology

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety â†’ Psychology - Experiments

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety â†’ Psychology, Physiological

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety â†’ Stress (Physiology)

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety â†’ Stress (Psychology)

Mathematics, Science & Technology â†’ Science - Experiments

Places â†’ Antarctica

Television

Television â†’ Television programs

Television â†’ Television programs â†’ Television programs - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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