01 Jan 2007
Norwegian Seamen
The history of Norwegian seamen goes from the Viking Age, and over to the present time when young people want to go to the sea.
Over the Seas to Belfast
This Traveltalk series short begins aboard the RMS Scythia as it exits Halifax Harbor. The Scythia is a cruise ship that was converted to a troop transport during World War II; in 1940 it carried children from Liverpool to New York as part of an evacuation program set up by the Children's Overseas Reception Board. The present voyage is among the first to carry civilian passengers from North America to the British Isles following the end of the war. Among the passengers are 150 child evacuees, who have spent several years growing up in Canada or the USA.
Top Billed Cast
James A. FitzPatrick Narrator (voice)
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Self
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Self
King George VI of the United Kingdom Self
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