Article: Forgotten hero of Arctic seas; PASSAGE: THE JOHN RAE STORY SUNDAY, BBC2, 8pm.(Features)

Article: Treachery, cannibalism and a forgotten Arctic hero; Orcadian John Rae was the explorer time forgot. While lesser men were knighted, Rae was vilified and consigned to obscurity. But a BBC Scotland docudrama and Orkney historian Tom Muir are helping to set the record straight. GRAHAM KEAL reports.(News)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  August 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......S forgotten Arctic hero, John Rae, deserved the kind of honours...reserved for explorers of the frozen wastes such as Shackleton, Franklin...doomed Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin. Canadian author...Passage: The Untold Story of John Rae, but for many, the two-part...Navy to ...

Article: 'War is, after all, the universal perversion' ; THOUGHT OF THE DAY
The Independent - London;  June 14, 2007 ;     7 words ...John Rae, English writer 'The Custard Boys' (1960)

Article: Letter: Mail Box - JOKER JINKY WAS CELTS' TOP BHOY.(Letters)
Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland);  December 21, 2008 ;     34 words ...Byline: John Rae I FOUND Mrs Price's letter about returning Christmas stamps because they had pantomime images on them a little petty. Pantos put a smile on our faces. Maybe it's time to lighten up. - John Rae, by email.

Article: That's neat . . I really love those Celtic Feet
Evening News - Scotland;  October 27, 1999 ;     176 words ...John Rae's Celtic Feet Queen's Hall **** JOHN RAE'S Celtic Feet stood in for the cancelled Nana Vasconcelos...foot-tapping, humorous and well-conceived programme, with drummer John Rae calling the cues and keeping cleverly on top of everything...

Article: JOHN RAE ; Headmaster of Westminster
The Independent - London;  January 25, 2007 ;     700+ words ...John Rae was the Governing Body's third choice to...short headmastering experience behind him, John Rae arrived, fully fledged, on the London stage...the Headmasters' Conference in 1977. But John Rae was no revolutionary. He stopped short...

Article: Your View: Kate's problem.(Letters)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  October 7, 2005 ;     48 words ...Byline: John Rae IT sickens me when I read about Kate Moss being a victim of the modelling world. She allegedly is a...withdrawal symptoms, but if you need to take mind-altering substances to function, there is a problem John Rae, Clydebank

Article: Review reviewed. (Letters).
The Beaver: Exploring Canada's History;  December 1, 2001 ;     210 words ......make a complete case for reconsidering John Rae's place in history, I would like to thank...text itself reveals, for example, that John Rae misidentified Thomas Mistegan as a brave...the judgment like professional jealousy. John Rae lives! Ken McGoogan Calgary, Alberta

Article: John Rae With Inuit, Pelly Bay
Canadisk/CanPix;  June 15, 1989 ;     27 words ...Canadisk/CanPix 06-15-1989 John Rae With Inuit, Pelly Bay 1854 Geography Public Archives of Manitoba Keyword: Exploration, North 1989 Ottawa Researchers/Dr. Alastair Sweeney

Article: He was the man who found a way through the ice, and discovered the fate of another who failed. Yet for revealing the ghastly truth, John Rae was...
The Daily Mail (London, England);  May 22, 2004 ;     700+ words ......laid the items in the snow at his feet. John Rae picked up the powder horn, the items of...emerge worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster. 'John Rae is the man whose bust should be in Westminster...not John Franklin.' Supporters of Dr John Rae, born at the Hall of Clestrain in 1813...

Article: Books: Talking sense about schools All parents should read this lucid guide, says Chris Woodhead
The Sunday Telegraph London;  January 4, 1998 ;     664 words ......Best Available Education for Your Child by John Rae HarperCollins, pounds 16.99, 253 pp IF JOHN RAE, formerly the headmaster of Westminster School...the vexed question of selection about which John Rae has clear views and upon which as a cautious...

Article: Troubles can be overcome Nicholas Bagnall enjoys the story of an inspirational headmistress who brought hope to the Falls Road
The Sunday Telegraph London;  April 15, 2001 ;     499 words ...Sister Genevieve by John Rae Little, Brown, pounds 16.99, 269 pp...Genevieve gave the lie to all that, and John Rae's book shows her doing it. So strong...Genevieve had proved them all wrong. John Rae, once head of Westminster School and...

Article: Franklin Relics Found by John Rae
Canadisk/CanPix;  June 15, 1989 ;     25 words ...Canadisk/CanPix 06-15-1989 Franklin Relics Found by John Rae Royal Ontario Museum Exploration, North Geography Keyword: 1989 Ottawa Researchers/Dr. Alastair Sweeney

Article: THE ARCTIC HERO WHO WAS LEFT OUT IN THE COLD; Hero of the Arctic: John Rae, top, led successful expeditions and discovered the Northwest Passage as well as the fate of the incompetent Sir John Franklin, above, whose ill-fated expedition perished, left.
The Daily Mail (London, England);  May 10, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Jeremy Hodges AS a non-smoker, John Rae had a problem on long, Arctic expeditions. Allhis men smoked...men survived, and they hero- worshipped him. Yetthe name of John Rae was never honoured in the traditional way - for he did notplay...

Article: TV preview: BEST OF THE REST.(Features)
Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland);  August 3, 2008 ;     138 words ......and Bill Pertwee, as well as celebrity fans. Passage: The John Rae Story Today, BBC2, 9pm First of a two-part film telling the true story of eminent Scottish doctor and adventurer John Rae, who discovered the Northwest Passage. But he was discredited...