Tag: Steve Backshall
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Steve Backshall’s Royal Arctic Challenge review – In the King’s footsteps
Introduction: A modern expedition in the King’s shadow Steve Backshall’s Royal Arctic Challenge sets out with a bold premise: to recreate King Charles III’s ten-day Canadian Arctic journey from 1975, a formative adventure that reportedly helped shape the future monarch’s lifelong environmental stewardship. The concept is as intriguing as it is challenging—can a modern explorer,…
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Steve Backshall’s Royal Arctic Challenge review – In the King’s Footsteps
Overview: A modern tribute to a royal Arctic voyage Steve Backshall’s Royal Arctic Challenge sets out with a compelling premise: to retrace Prince Charles’s 1975 ten-day Canadian Arctic expedition, a journey Charles undertook at 26 that Backshall claims helped shape the future king’s lifelong environmental passion. Framing the show as both adventure and environmental pedagogy,…
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Steve Backshall’s Royal Arctic Challenge review: In the King’s Footsteps
Overview: A modern trek echoes a monarch’s historic voyage Steve Backshall’s Royal Arctic Challenge revisits a pivotal moment in royal exploration: Charles’ ten-day Canadian Arctic adventure from 1975, undertaken when he was 26. Backshall frames the project as both an homage and a contemporary environmental odyssey, asking what the King’s younger self can teach a…