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Peter Watson
Adventure travel writer, founder of Atlas & Boots, and Communications Officer at UK Antarctic Heritage Trust; author of Counting Penguins about counting penguins at Port Lockroy, Antarctica.
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Oct 10, 2026
You Can Count on Penguins to Change Your Perspective - Peter Watson - S5 E17 (92)
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12:39Peter WatsonGUEST
It's a British based charity and it looks after former British bases down in Antarctica.
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12:46Peter WatsonGUEST
So these are all British bases that were founded in the mid 40s through to the 60s, but were abandoned or are no longer used.
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12:54Peter WatsonGUEST
So their former bases, most of them stopped being used in the 60s and one in the mid 70s.
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Philippa RossHOST
And I guess yourself, having traveled to so many countries, you've seen so many different things, but when you're put in a small space, it really hones you into what is important and meaningful to you and taking that forward.