Synopsis
In northern Sweden, Ray shows how to survive extreme Arctic cold while recounting a dramatic real-life survival story from near the North Pole.
- Programme: Ray Mears' Extreme Survival
- Series: 1
- Episode: 02: Arctic Circle
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 1999
Licence: ERA Licence required
Free to watch for UK schools, colleges and universities with an ERA Licence
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Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
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