David Zane Mairowitz Williwaw

SANWAL

The story of naturalist Georg Steller, who sailed on Bering's disastrous 1741 expedition from Siberia to Alaska. Bering and many of the sailors died from scurvy after their ship was marooned for nine months. Steller discovered a number of new animal species, but was unable to take any of his specimens back to Russia. Director:.........Jeremy Mortimer Steller:........Adam Godley Vitus Bering:..........Ewan Hooper Lt Waxell:.........Bruce Purchase Master Khitrov:........Gerard McDermott Brigitte:.........Laura Martin-Simpson Afternoon Play: Williwaw Fri 2nd May 2003, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM Georg Wilhelm Steller (10 March 1709 – 14 November 1746) was a German botanist, zoologist, physician and explorer, who worked in Russia and is considered a pioneer of Alaskan natural history. Georg Steller described a number of animals and plants, some of which bear his name, either in the common name or scientific. Williwaw is - a sudden violent gust of cold land air common along mountainous coasts of high latitudes.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.