Having bid farewell to her family Rachel begins her role making sure Antarctica and the isolated teams down south can remain safe and Covid free in quarantine.  



While there she finds out more about the incredible history of Polar Medicine, from unlikely drugs, to operating on your own body, and the exceptional work Polar science has done for our world. 



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Presented by Dr. Rachel Varnam and Dr. Jenna Plank.



The series is produced by Rachel Varnam and John Wakefield. 



The Executive Producers are Claire Broughton and Laura Varnam. 



The Studio Engineer was Alex O’Donovan. 



Follow Rachel’s adventure on Instagram @coldestshiftpod 



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With thanks to the British Antarctic Survey and the British Antarctic Survey Medical Unit. 



Learn more about their crucial work at www.bas.ac.uk 



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With thanks to Falkland Island Television for their kind permission to use a section of their report on the JCR – Visit them at  www.fitv.co.fk 



Thanks to Arone Dyer for organizing the use of her Dronechoir in this podcast, and to PEOPLE Festival and Michelberger Music for enabling its documentation. Thanks as well to Brassland Projects / Duchamp Inc for encouraging the use of the piece. For more information visit aronedyer.com, brassland.org, and michelbergermusic.com. 



All additional music blue dot sessions - www.sessions.blue



Today Programme Audio – credit - BBC Radio 4, presented by Nick Robinson and Martha Kearney - 5th November 2020. 



Image credit - Rachel Varnam.

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