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Ice Worlds

Episode 6 of 11

Documentary series which celebrates earth in its natural glory. How the advance and retreat of the ice in the polar regions becomes a real challenge to the animals.

Although the frozen worlds of the Arctic and Antarctic experience the greatest seasonal extremes, it is the advance and retreat of the ice that is the real challenge to life. As the sea freezes, Antarctica doubles in size and all animals except for the emperor penguin flee.

In the Arctic, the polar bear's ice world literally melts beneath its feet, forcing it to swim vast distances and take on one of the deadliest adversaries on the planet.

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1 hour

Last on

Sat 26 Aug 2023 20:00
BBC Three

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Credits

Presenter David Attenborough
Composer George Fenton
Producer Vanessa Berlowitz
Producer Alastair Fothergill

Broadcasts

  • Sun 5 Nov 2006 21:00
    BBC One South, Wales & Scotland only
  • Thu 16 Nov 2006 01:50
    BBC One South & Scotland only
  • Wed 14 Feb 2007 19:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 10 Aug 2008 18:00
    BBC HD
  • Mon 18 Aug 2008 18:00
    BBC HD
  • Wed 17 Sep 2008 16:00
    BBC HD
  • Christmas Eve 2008 13:40
    BBC HD
  • Sat 9 May 2009 18:30
    BBC Two Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland (Analogue) & England only
  • Sat 16 May 2009 18:50
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Sat 22 Aug 2009 15:30
    BBC Two Wales
  • Thu 31 Dec 2009 16:10
    BBC HD
  • Wed 21 Jul 2010 20:00
    BBC HD
  • Sat 9 Oct 2010 21:10
    BBC HD
  • Mon 15 Nov 2010 19:00
    BBC HD
  • Tue 16 Nov 2010 01:00
    BBC HD
  • Sat 20 Nov 2010 18:00
    BBC HD
  • Tue 21 May 2013 16:15
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Fri 11 Apr 2014 15:15
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Mon 28 Aug 2017 16:15
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Mon 19 Mar 2018 15:15
    BBC Two Scotland, Wales, England & HD only
  • Sat 26 Aug 2023 20:00
    BBC Three

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