How the Scots invented Canada - CBC podcast

[BruceBC]

Ken McGoogan also authored a great book on the Scottish explorer Dr John Rae. Rea was involved in the search for the lost Franklin expedition and brought back news of cannibalism. For his troubles he was not knighted, like the rest of those who went to search for Franklin, and was attacked in the British press by the likes of Charles Dickens. In the 1990's scientists were able to confirm that Rae was correct - some of Franklin's crew had turned to cannibalism.

McGoogan's book "Fatal Passage" was the bases for the movie "Passage"

a clip of the film can be seen here:

http://films.onf.ca/passage/

[macwilkin]

Ken McGoogan also authored a great book on the Scottish explorer Dr John Rae. Rea was involved in the search for the lost Franklin expedition and brought back news of cannibalism. For his troubles he was not knighted, like the rest of those who went to search for Franklin, and was attacked in the British press by the likes of Charles Dickens. In the 1990's scientists were able to confirm that Rae was correct - some of Franklin's crew had turned to cannibalism.

McGoogan's book "Fatal Passage" was the bases for the movie "Passage"

a clip of the film can be seen here:

http://films.onf.ca/passage/

Great book, and thanks for the tip about the movie -- Rae truly was an unsung hero!

T.

[Steve Ashton]

Sir Sandord Fleming was also the most influential proponant (The plaque in his birthplace of Kirkcady, Scotland says Inventor) of what we today call World-Wide Standard Time Zones. All because he missed a train because at the time every city set their own local time.

[Biathlonman]

Am reading Mcgoogan's book now - he was at a Burns supper here and we have some mutual friends in common. I haven't read all his book or any of his others yet, but can confirm that he's an awfully nice guy - which is more than you can say for many writers. I hope his book does well in this electronic non-book friendly age of ours.

[xman]

Sir Sandord Fleming was also the most influential proponant (The plaque in his birthplace of Kirkcady, Scotland says Inventor) of what we today call World-Wide Standard Time Zones. All because he missed a train because at the time every city set their own local time.

Yes and what a hard way was had getting the world to accept it. I wish it was Paris Mean Time, but I'm biased. I've a friend who's written a play about it actually. Ironic that Greenwich is in England, a country that can't run a train on time so I'm told. Fleming is probably turning.

[Lallans]

Yes and what a hard way was had getting the world to accept it. I wish it was Paris Mean Time, but I'm biased. I've a friend who's written a play about it actually. Ironic that Greenwich is in England, a country that can't run a train on time so I'm told. Fleming is probably turning.

We needed the time, Greenwich had the observatory. Plus, naval and military time was based on the Greenwich meridian for the same reason.

[Biathlonman]

Whenever "Zulu" time is mentioned, that's Greenwich Mean time by the way.