About this episode
The episode features a discussion with author Michael Smith and illustrator David Butler about their graphic novel on Tom Crean, the Irish Antarctic hero.
Journey into the unknown with Tom Crean, Irish Antarctic hero! Author Michael Smith and illustrator David Butler are in the house to talk about their fantastic new graphic novel and the adventures of the great Iceman of Kerry.
People in this episode
Guests: Michael Smith, David Butler
Topics covered
- Irish history
- graphic novels
- adventure
- exploration
- children's literature
Keywords
- Tom Crean
- graphic novel
- Michael Smith
- David Butler
- Antarctic
- Kerry
- adventure
- children's books
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Antarctic, Kerry
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