Radio
After his return from the Antarctic, Carse began working in radio for the BBC. He was a presenter and announcer from 1939 through 1942, when he rejoined the Royal Navy for service in the Second World War. After the end of the war, he returned to radio, and in 1949 secured his best-known role: he was the voice of Special Agent Dick Barton for 265 of the 711 episodes of the very popular BBC Radio serial. He continued in this role until leaving for the South Georgia Survey in 1951. Carse worked as a presenter through the mid-1980s, and participated in producing BBC documentaries about South Georgia and the Antarctic.
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