Glaciated Landscapes

Glacier moving | The Secret Life of Ice

Dr Gabrielle Walker explores the Jostedalsbreen glacier in Norway and explains how glaciers move.

Glacier colour | The Secret Life of Ice

Dr Gabrielle Walker explores the Jostedalsbreen glacier in Norway and explains the different colours of glacier ice.

Into the Ice (2022)

Three scientists go onto and into the Greenland ice sheet - further than anyone has travelled before - to find out how fast the ice is melting and gather...

Glacier moulin | Operation Iceberg

Footage from inside a glacier moulin, reveals a new system of tunnels.

Calving of a mega-berg | Operation Iceberg

Footage of the calving of a mega-berg from the Store glacier.

Iceberg colour and shape | Dangerous Earth

Dr Helen Czerski explains why icebergs are white.

Iceberg sediment | Dangerous Earth

Dr Helen Czerski discusses the important properties of the sediment contained in icebergs.

The threat of icebergs | Dangerous Earth

Dr Helen Czerski explains how icebergs float and what makes them so dangerous.

How glaciers form | Earth: The Power of the Planet

Dr Iain Stewart explains how snow is transformed into glacier ice.

Ice | World Physical

Vivid examples of how our land and atmosphere behave, with a look at earthquakes, glaciation, rivers, coasts and deserts.

Rocks in a glacier | The Secret Life of Ice

Dr Gabrielle Walker investigates how glaciers grinds down rock.

Landscapes created by glaciation in Japan | Journeys into the Ring of Fire

Iain Stewart explains how Japan's mountainous landscape was carved by glaciers.

Gorge created by glacial erosion | The Great British Countryside

A Yorkshire railway runs through a gorge that was created by glacial erosion.

Store glacier speed | Operation Iceberg

The calving of an iceberg at the Store glacier provides data about how fast the glacier is moving.

Melt water and glacier movement | Operation Iceberg

The melt water data from a glacier lake provides an explanation for the movement of the Store glacier.

Glacier blue lake | Operation Iceberg

Diving in the blue lake of a glacier.

Glacier submarine melting | Dangerous Earth

How glacier submarine melting is causing more icebergs to separate.

Iceberg B-31 | Dangerous Earth

Dr Helen Czerski explores how Iceberg B-31 separated from the Pine Island Glacier.

Antarctica - Ice Station Rescue | Horizon

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

03: Winter | Alaska: Earth's Frozen Kingdom

Here, a look at the tough and resourceful characters that face up to the challenges of winter.

Everest (2015)

Two groups of mountaineers face a deadly descent from Everest when storm conditions take them by surprise. Based on the 1996 Everest disaster.

01: Spring | Alaska: Earth's Frozen Kingdom

Three-part series examining the harsh elements and rich rewards of the Alaskan wilderness. A mother sea otter nurses her baby thr...

Ernest Shackleton | Icons

From the Heroic Age of Exploration, Shackleton was not famed for a glorious victory, but his extraordinary humanity in the face of what might haven...

S01E01 | The Mountain

Cairngorm is at the heart of Scotland's greatest winter wilderness. As the first storms of the winter blow in, the ski patrol is working hard to get th...

02: Summer | Alaska: Earth's Frozen Kingdom

Summer is a narrow window of plenty, when the land is bathed in 24-hour sunlight.

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

How communities follow animal migrations to survive harsh winters.

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

Traditional hunting methods that protect fragile cold-region ecosystems.

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

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

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

01: Extreme Wonders | Earth's Natural Wonders

Series combining photography and human drama to reveal twelve remarkable places, uncovering the stories of people fighting to s...

S02E06 | The Mountain

As the summer comes to a close with a big splash, the mountain gets its new ski tow installed in the nick of time, and Polly and Ross count the cost of...

S02E05 | The Mountain

Perhaps the UK's weirdest music festival gets under way, the sailing school calls up new management to survive, and the ski patrol team takes on the ad...

S02E04 | The Mountain

The mountain team has to call in the helicopter to reach their remotest ski tow. Ruari gets married.

S02E03 | The Mountain

The summer months bring new opportunities for the hardy folk who live in the shadow of Cairngorm. This time, the steam railway gets a little overheated...

S02E02 | The Mountain

Spud the piper returns and gets a riding lesson, and Ruari goes diving for his wedding menu.

S02E01 | The Mountain

The summer months bring no rest for the mountain team. The funicular train comes off its tracks. Ruari the ski patroller turns gamekeeper.

S01E06 | The Mountain

A tough winter season comes to a close for both the ski resort and Aviemore. Brian and Carol make a decision about the future of their ski hire busines...

S01E05 | The Mountain

A hard season is starting to take its toll on the ski lifts and P-man struggles to keep it all working. Spud the piper decides to learn to ski and, at ...

03: Ice | Earth: The Power of the Planet

Documentary series in which Dr Iain Stewart tells the story of the earth's development. Ice isn't just something to put in a gin and...

03: Ice Age | British Isles: A Natural History

Alan Titchmarsh travels Britain to discover why our islands are so diverse, beautiful and extreme. He looks back to the last I...

Just how big were the ice sheets that covered Europe? | Europe: A Natural History

A demonstration of how big the European ice sheets were.

What caused the Ice Age in Europe? | Europe: A Natural History

An explanation of what causes an ice age and how ice has shaped landscapes.

How glaciers move | Europe: A Natural History

An exploration of how glaciers move, erode landscapes and move debris.

S01E06: The Big Freeze | Earth Story

Aubrey Manning traces the history of the Ice Age. The tranquillity of Switzerland conceals a violent past - 12,000 years ago the Alps we...

S01E06: Latton Mammoths | The Big Monster Dig

Lucy and the team try to unlock the mysteries of an ice age mammoth graveyard in the Cotswolds in this episode.

04: Islands Apart | British Isles: A Natural History

Alan Titchmarsh travels Britain to discover why our islands are so diverse and extreme. When the Ice Age ended and the s...

Aluminium and hydroelectric power | The Great British Countryside

The valleys of the Scottish Highlands, created by an ice age 2.5 million years ago, are crucial in the prod...

Ice | How Earth Made Us

12,000 years ago, much of the northern hemisphere was covered in ice.

Unexpected bones in London from Inter-glacial periods | Europe: A Natural History

Unexpected bones in London from Inter-glacial periods