S01E03: Siberia | Ray Mears’ World of Survival

S01E03: Siberia | Ray Mears’ World of Survival

Cold environments | BBC Two | 1997 | 29'08''

Ray Mears visits the Evenk people of the Brigade Gayulski, whose lives revolve around reindeer, and learns how they surv...

S02E05: The Barren Lands | Ray Mears’ World of Survival

S02E05: The Barren Lands | Ray Mears’ World of Survival

Cold environments | BBC Two | 1998 | 28'53''

In the freezing temperatures of Labrador, Northern Canada, survival expert Ray Mears joins the Innu at their wi...

S02E02: The Land of Genghis Khan: Mongolia | Ray Mears’ World of Survival

S02E02: The Land of Genghis Khan: Mongolia | Ray Mears’ World of Survival

Cold environments | BBC Two | 1998 | 29'23''

The extreme climate of the Mongolian Steppes makes it a hostile environment. Ray Mears finds ...

01: The Cold | Landmarks

01: The Cold | Landmarks

Climate change impacts | CBBC | 1994 | 19'00''

A look at how people deal with the climate during winter on Baffin Island, north Canada, where temperatures rarely rise above minus 25 degrees.

Antarctica – Ice Station Rescue | Horizon

Antarctica – Ice Station Rescue | Horizon

Cold environments | BBC Two | 2017 | 59'10''

Documentary which follows the everyday people battling in the most extreme environment on earth to move Halley VI, a vital po...

Tibetan sky burials | Human Planet

Tibetan sky burials | Human Planet

Buddhism | BBC One | 2011 | 7'46''

In the Himalayan state of Nepal we witness a rarely seen ceremony - a sky burial. In a land where there is little wood to burn for cremati...

Living with the cold: migrating with animals | Human Planet: Change and Sustainability

Living with the cold: migrating with animals | Human Planet: Change and Sustainability

Cold environments | BBC Two | 2011 | 6'40''

How communities follow animal migrations to survive harsh winters.

Living with the cold: sustainable hunting | Human Planet: Change and Sustainability

Living with the cold: sustainable hunting | Human Planet: Change and Sustainability

Cold environments | BBC Two | 2011 | 6'28''

Traditional hunting methods that protect fragile cold-region ecosystems.

Living with the cold: finding food | Human Planet: Change and Sustainability

Living with the cold: finding food | Human Planet: Change and Sustainability

Cold environments | BBC Two | 2011 | 5'43''

The clever strategies people use to locate and gather food in freezing climates.

Living with the cold: competition for land | Human Planet: Change and Sustainability

Living with the cold: competition for land | Human Planet: Change and Sustainability

Cold environments | BBC Two | 2011 | 5'50''

How humans and wildlife vie for limited habitable space in icy environments.

The Secret Life of Ice

The Secret Life of Ice

Cold environments | BBC Four | 2011 | 59'05''

Dr Gabrielle Walker looks deep within the ice crystal to try to discover how something so ephemeral has the power to sculpt landscapes, preserve the p...

02: Siberia | Kate Humble: Living with Nomads

02: Siberia | Kate Humble: Living with Nomads

Cold environments | BBC Two | 2015 | 59'09''

Kate Humble continues her travels with the Nenets reindeer herders deep in the Siberian tundra, but plummeting temperatures jeo...

07: Worlds of Wonder | Frozen Planet II

07: Worlds of Wonder | Frozen Planet II

Climate change impacts | BBC One | 2023 | 58'06''

A journey through the world’s coldest realms with the most-loved animals from the series, including emperor penguins and one of the l...

06: Our Frozen Planet | Frozen Planet II

06: Our Frozen Planet | Frozen Planet II

Cold environments | BBC One | 2022 | 58'19''

Our frozen planet is changing. We meet the scientists dedicating their lives to understanding what these changes mean for animals, p...

05: Frozen Lands | Frozen Planet II

05: Frozen Lands | Frozen Planet II

Cold environments | BBC One | 2022 | 58'00''

In the far north of our planet lie vast frozen lands of snow-covered forest and open tundra. These are lands of extremes that push animal...

04: Frozen South | Frozen Planet II

04: Frozen South | Frozen Planet II

Cold environments | BBC One | 2022 | 58'02''

Antarctica is the most hostile of earth’s frozen worlds. Yet even here, life finds a way not just to survive, but thrive.

03: Frozen Peaks | Frozen Planet II

03: Frozen Peaks | Frozen Planet II

Cold environments | BBC One | 2022 | 58'12''

A look at how mountains create unique frozen worlds, home to extraordinary animals that must overcome the crushing conditions of the cold.

02: Frozen Ocean | Frozen Planet II

02: Frozen Ocean | Frozen Planet II

Cold environments | BBC One | 2022 | 58'05''

At the top of our planet lies the Arctic Ocean - a shape-shifting world of ice and water, home to unique animals like polar bears, harp s...

01: Frozen Worlds | Frozen Planet II

01: Frozen Worlds | Frozen Planet II

Cold environments | BBC One | 2022 | 57'53''

From the poles to the highest mountain peaks, there are surprising frozen worlds found on every continent, and each is home to unique an...

S02E04: The Poles | Spy in the Wild

S02E04: The Poles | Spy in the Wild

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One | 2020 | 58'04''

The Spy Creatures travel to the lands of ice and snow beyond the Arctic and Antarctic circles, observing the hardiest and most charismati...

Life In The Snow

Life In The Snow

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One | 2016 | 57'46''

Gordon Buchanan meets the animals who live in nature's winter wonderlands, from the polar bear mother helping her cubs to the owl searching for food.

S01E01: Arctic | Ray Mears’ World of Survival

S01E01: Arctic | Ray Mears’ World of Survival

Cold environments | BBC Two | 1997 | 29'00''

Survival expert Ray Mears travels to the most inhospitable places on earth and discovers how indigenous people have survi...

06: Bhutan to Bay of Bengal | Himalaya with Michael Palin

06: Bhutan to Bay of Bengal | Himalaya with Michael Palin

Cold environments | BBC One | 2004 | 59'00''

Michael Palin concludes his Himalayan trek by travelling from Bhutan through Bangladesh before finishing on a fishi...

05: Leaping Tigers, Naked Nagas | Himalaya with Michael Palin

05: Leaping Tigers, Naked Nagas | Himalaya with Michael Palin

Cold environments | BBC One | 2004 | 59'00''

Michael Palin continues his Himalayan trek. Palin reaches the easternmost end of the Himalayas, exploring medie...

04: The Roof of the World | Himalaya with Michael Palin

04: The Roof of the World | Himalaya with Michael Palin

Cold environments | BBC One | 2004 | 59'02''

Michael Palin continues his Himalayan Trek, leaving Everest base camp on the high road to Lhasa as he takes a look at...

03: Annapurna to Everest | Himalaya with Michael Palin

03: Annapurna to Everest | Himalaya with Michael Palin

Cold environments | BBC One | 2004 | 59'01''

Michael Palin continues his trek. On his way to Everest base camp, he meets the King of Nepal, visits Annapurna Sanctu...

02: A Passage to India | Himalaya with Michael Palin

02: A Passage to India | Himalaya with Michael Palin

Cold environments | BBC One | 2004 | 59'01''

Michael Palin continues his Himalayan trek by going from K2 in Pakistan to Ladakh in India - a short distance as the cro...

01: North by Northwest | Himalaya with Michael Palin

01: North by Northwest | Himalaya with Michael Palin

Cold environments | BBC One | 2004 | 59'05''

Michael Palin sets off on an epic journey through the rugged terrain of the Himalayas. First, he follows the Khyber Pass...

Episode 1 | Scandinavia with Simon Reeve

Episode 1 | Scandinavia with Simon Reeve

Cold environments | BBC Two | 2025 | 58'48''

The first leg of Simon's Scandinavian journey takes him from the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard to the frozen wilderness of Lapland ...

The Snow Wolf: A Winter’s Tale

The Snow Wolf: A Winter’s Tale

Cold environments | BBC Two | 2018 | 57'28''

A she-wolf must flee her pack and embark on a dramatised perilous journey through the Alps in search of a new territory and a new life.

Life in Polar Bear Town with Gordon Buchanan

Life in Polar Bear Town with Gordon Buchanan

Cold environments | BBC Two | 2016 | 58'58''

Gordon Buchanan heads to Canada at the peak of bear season to discover what life is really like in the tiny town that's become k...

04: Highlanders | Highlands – Scotland’s Wild Heart

04: Highlanders | Highlands – Scotland’s Wild Heart

Cold environments | BBC One | 2016 | 58'29''

Ewan McGregor narrates a series about the wildlife of the Scottish Highlands. A look at how humans are now en...

03: Autumn and Winter – Against All Odds | Highlands – Scotland’s Wild Heart

03: Autumn and Winter – Against All Odds | Highlands – Scotland’s Wild Heart

Cold environments | BBC One | 2016 | 59'03''

Ewan McGregor narrates a series about the wildlife of the Scottish Highlands. ...

02: Summer – The Greatest Race | Highlands – Scotland’s Wild Heart

02: Summer – The Greatest Race | Highlands – Scotland’s Wild Heart

Cold environments | BBC One | 2016 | 58'59''

Ewan McGregor narrates a series about the wildlife of the Scottish Highlands. In summer,...

01: Spring – Season of Extremes | Highlands – Scotland’s Wild Heart

01: Spring – Season of Extremes | Highlands – Scotland’s Wild Heart

Cold environments | BBC One | 2016 | 59'00''

Ewan McGregor narrates a series about the wildlife of the Scottish Highlands. It is spr...

06: Iceberg | Dangerous Earth

06: Iceberg | Dangerous Earth

Cold environments | BBC Four | 2016 | 29'12''

The latest scientific insights into icebergs, from side-scanning sonar scrutinising the edge of glaciers to pictures that give us a unique glim...

S06E08: Wilderness Hotel Inari | Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby

S06E08: Wilderness Hotel Inari | Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby

Cold environments | BBC Two | 2024 | 59'00''

Rob Rinder and Monica Galetti work in sub-zero conditions in Lapland as they collect firewood, cook re...

S06E06: Gangtey Lodge, Bhutan | Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby

S06E06: Gangtey Lodge, Bhutan | Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby

Cold environments | BBC Two | 2024 | 59'05''

Rob Rinder and Monica Galetti work at high altitude, 3,000m above sea level, at a hidden gem of a hotel...

06: Footsteps in the Snow | Life in the Freezer

06: Footsteps in the Snow | Life in the Freezer

Cold environments | BBC One | 1993 | 29'15''

David Attenborough's series on Antarctica focuses on the race for the South Pole and reveals how today's scientists live in t...

05: The Big Freeze | Life in the Freezer

05: The Big Freeze | Life in the Freezer

Cold environments | BBC One | 1993 | 29'13''

A portrait of the wildlife which remains in Antarctica during the punishing winter, presented by Sir David Attenborough.

04: The Door Closes | Life in the Freezer

04: The Door Closes | Life in the Freezer

Cold environments | BBC One | 1993 | 29'01''

A natural history of Antarctica presented by Sir David Attenborough. As autumn stirs up harsh seas, penguins struggle to get ashore...

03: The Race to Breed | Life in the Freezer

03: The Race to Breed | Life in the Freezer

Cold environments | BBC One | 1993 | 28'58''

A natural history of Antarctica presented by Sir David Attenborough. It's summer, and with 24-hour daylight two million fur seals...

02: The Ice Rertreats | Life in the Freezer

02: The Ice Rertreats | Life in the Freezer

Cold environments | BBC One | 1993 | 29'15''

In the spring, the thaw begins and animals like the humpback whale and the crabeater seal follow the retreating ice.

01: The Bountiful Sea | Life in the Freezer

01: The Bountiful Sea | Life in the Freezer

Cold environments | BBC One | 1993 | 28'56''

A natural history of Antarctica presented by David Attenborough. Looks at how the abundant wildlife survives some of the hardest ...

05: Winter | Frozen Planet

05: Winter | Frozen Planet

Cold environments | BBC One | 2011 | 57'51''

During winter, most animals abandon the polar regions, but a few extreme survivors remain. This is the story of their battles to endure the planet...

04: Autumn | Frozen Planet

04: Autumn | Frozen Planet

Cold environments | BBC One | 2011 | 58'19''

As the big freeze returns, polar landscapes are transformed. Wildlife leaves, but the giant emperor penguin arrives.

03: Summer | Frozen Planet

03: Summer | Frozen Planet

Cold environments | BBC One | 2011 | 58'36''

The impact of summer on polar bears, musk oxen and penguins, who struggle to cope with an unlikely problem - heat.

02: Spring | Frozen Planet

02: Spring | Frozen Planet

Cold environments | BBC One | 2011 | 58'22''

It's spring in the polar regions and, after a five-month absence, the sun reappears. The greatest seasonal transformation on our planet is under way.