Iceworld
Episodes
S5 Ep11: Does Antarctica cater for everyone?
07 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What's on the menu when you're 1,000 miles from the nearest supermarket?In this episode of Iceworld, Nadia is joined by three members of the team at ...
S5 Ep10: Living and working in the polar desert
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When you hear the word 'desert,' you might picture the sun beating down on an endless expanse of sand. But, in reality, the largest desert on Earth i...
S5 Ep9: Fixing aircraft in Antarctica
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to keep aircraft flying at the bottom of the world?In this episode of Iceworld, Nadia is joined by Eli Arseneault and Jeremie Amura...
S5 Ep8: Christmas in Antarctica
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What could be more festive than a white Christmas at the bottom of the world? In this special Christmas episode of ICEWORLD, Nadia is joined by tw...
S5 Ep7: What to wear in Antarctica
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Emma Pearce is a geophysicist… or a glaciologist - depending on who you speak to. What remains constant, however, is her dedication to understanding...
S5 Ep6: Packing for Antarctica - packing tips from an experienced Antarctican, with Tom Davis-Merry and Ed Luke
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A bath mat, dark chocolate, photos and less books than you think. Tom Davis-Merry is about to head to Rothera Research Station in Antarctica to be ...
S5 Ep5: Training for Antarctica - secrets of the pre-deployment programme, with Michaela Boak
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
So, you're going to Antarctica. But what skills and training do you need to live and work there? That's the question that faces every person who is of...
S5 Ep4: Land of the rising sun - life at a Svalbard research station, with Iain Rudkin and Henry Burgess
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Journey to the top of the world as Iceworld ventures into the Arctic for the first time, exploring the UK's only Arctic research station at Ny-Ålesun...
S5 Ep3: Keeping Halley Research Station online, with Dominic Jaques
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dominic Jaques' job is like being a remote-control engineer for one of the most isolated places on Earth! As a computer engineer at Halley VI Research...
S5 Ep2: Midwinter nights and southern lights: Antarctic celebrations with Eloise Saville, David Reid, and Charlotte Rayner
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the darkest day approaches in Antarctica, Winterers at three of the UK's research stations are preparing for Midwinter's Day celebrations. From the...
S5 Ep1: Rothera at 50 - with Rod Arnold, Alysa Fisher, Matt Hughes and Aurelia Reichardt
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the UK's largest Antarctic base, Rothera Research Station, celebrates its 50th birthday, host Nadia Frontier assembles a portrait of Rothera past a...
S4 Ep12: Travelling in the Tractor Train Traverse, with Nick Withey and Rory Fleet
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet the ice road truckers of Antarctica: the Tractor Train Traverse team, who drive supplies and fuel huge distances across the frozen wilderness to ...
S4 Ep11: Doctors of Antarctica, with Dr Nisha Mistry and Dr Rebecca Boys
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For medics dreaming of an adventure, there's nothing quite like being deployed for a season to Antarctica. The role of doctor on an Antarctic research...
S4 Ep10: Moss, mites, bacteria and algae: looking for the smallest life in Antarctica
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From algae and moss, to mites and bacteria, Antarctica is teaming with life - a lot of it is just really small. Nadia chats to four Dutch researchers ...
S4: Women at the poles - with Jane Francis, Jo Johnson, Katy Rumm, Vicky Auld, Laura Taylor, and Kat Turner
08 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special International Women’s Day episode, host Nadia Frontier takes a look back at some of her most memorable conversations with women at t...
S4 Ep9: A carnival of polar animals, with Katie Wells
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Katie Wells' job is like walking into a nature documentary! As a marine biologist at King Edward Point Research Station on the sub-Antarctic island of...
S4 Ep8: Drilling into the ice rift - with the RiPIce expedition to the Larsen C Ice Shelf
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every iceberg starts life attached to an ice shelf - until a crack travels deep through the ice and it breaks away. Predicting the way ice shelves wil...
S4 Ep7: Carbon cycling, biogeochemistry, and cruising on RRS Sir David Attenborough - with Emily Rowlands, Laura Taylor & Kat Turner
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wondered what it’s like to do science on a ship travelling through Antarctica's Southern Ocean? In this episode, host Nadia Frontier is joined ...
S4 Ep6: Uncovering the secrets of clouds, with Floortje Van Den Heuvel
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Where better to study clouds than from a plane? Host Nadia Frontier speaks to British Antarctic Survey cloud physicist Floortje Van Den Heuvel about h...
S4: Life after Antarctica: post-deployment with Dr Bav Sasi, Jerry Gillham and Kirsten Shaw
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Adapting to life after Antarctica can be a strange (and sometimes difficult) transition. Whether it's adjusting back to the daily hustle of home life ...
S4 Ep5: Penguin passion at the poles with Derren Fox and Peter Fretwell
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are you a professional in penguin bum lifting? Derren Fox’s love for penguins began long before he made the trek to the icy sub-Antarctic island of ...
S4 Ep4: Scouting for shags and skuas with Paul Whitelaw and Aurelia Reichardt
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Whitelaw started dreaming of a job in Antarctica when a BAS marine biologist visited as a lecturer during his degree. Only a few years later, Nad...
S4 Ep3: The operation to survey sea ice - from satellites, skies and seas
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Flying low over ice in a timed dance with satellites. Digging 52m of ice cores out on the frozen sea. This is a team tackling Antarctica's sea ice qu...
S4 Ep2: Evolving in the cold with Melody Clark and Simon Morley
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Who's watching out for the creatures at the bottom of the Southern Ocean? Geneticist Professor Melody Clark and ecophysiologist Dr Simon Morley talk a...
S4 Ep1: Piloting flights from Canada to Antarctica, with Vicky Auld and Olly Smith
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The annual migration to the frozen continent begins! Host Nadia Frontier speaks to British Antarctic Survey pilots Vicky Auld and Olly Smith just befo...
S3 Ep14: The Life Antarctic, with marine biologist Nadia Frontier
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes you ease yourself into a new job - and sometimes you move straight to Antarctica for two winters. In the final episode of series 3, host ...
S3 Ep13: Ash Shinn is looking after your Antarctic research station
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have to get past hundreds of fur seals to get to work? Ash Shinn does - but there's no fresh water, heating or toilets at Antarctic research st...
S3 Ep12: Yes, diving in Antarctica is COLD - with Jack Gordon and Mike Lindsell
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered what it's like to go diving in the freezing ocean around Antarctica? Meet Jack Gordon and Mike Lindsell, Field Dive Officers at...
S3 Ep11: Fixing Skidoos in Antarctica with Matthew McPherson
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Vehicle mechanic Matthew McPherson chats to Nadia Frontier about fixing skidoos, his love for building snow tunnels and skiing. It's no surprise that ...
S3: Happy Midwinter, from King Edward Point Research Station
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the longest night of the dark Antarctic winter - and the biggest celebration in the polar calendar. Coming to you (almost) live from King E...
S3 Ep10: Engineers of Antarctica, with Jonathan Witherstone & Jaskiran Nagi
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From living beside a growing ice chasm, to signing up to live in Antarctica through dark Antarctic Winter - Jaskiran Nagi and Jonathan Witherstone are...
S3: Fossil hunting and managing Antarctic mud, with the Seymour Island expedition team
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Featuring ammonites shaped like giant paperclips, curry cooking in the field, and emergency mud liquidation techniques - this team of fossil hunters a...
S3 Ep9: Watching wild weather in Antarctica, with Jo Cole
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meteorologist Jo Cole chats to Nadia Frontier about fixing weather stations in remote locations, and seeing the sun return after Winter from the top o...
S3 Ep8: From Arran to Antarctica with Niall Macleod
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a conversation ranging from ice climbing to the trials of wearing a kilt in Antarctica, Nadia chats to Niall Macleod, the Plant Operator at Rothera...
S3 Ep7: Leading polar expeditions, with Ed Luke and Matthew Shepherd
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A field guide is one of the most highly skilled and varied jobs in Antarctica. From accompanying scientists on expeditions, training their colleagues ...
S3: Leadership and a life on the ice, with Professor Dame Jane Francis
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How many people can say they've lost count of their visits to Antarctica? In this special International Women's Day episode, Professor Dame Jane Franc...
S3 Ep6: Chefs of Antarctica, with Sadhbh Moore and Katy Rumm
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine cooking for 160 with only frozen, tinned and dried food... for a whole season. We all know the stomach is the route to the heart, so the meals...
S3 Ep5: Ryan Mathews on diving and exploring in Antarctic Winter
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan talks to host Nadia Frontier about the extraordinary experience of living in Antarctica through the dark winter - the adventures, the challenges,...
S3 Ep4: Stu McManus on his journey to Antarctica as an electrician
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stu McManus was the Winter Electrician at Rothera Research Station in 2022 - and due to unforeseen circumstances, he was the only person responsible f...
S4: A polar voyage into the New Year, with Captain Matt Neill and Jo Johnson
29 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Featuring buried festive duck, the A23a megaberg, and the mysterious 'King Neptune's Court'. Nadia Frontier talks to Captain Matt Neill of the Royal...
It's Christmas in Antarctica, with Aurelia Reichardt, Matt Hughes & Jo Cole
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Featuring a missing frozen turkey, après-ski cinema, and Antarctic Secret Santa. Nadia Frontier talks to the team at Rothera Research Station about s...
S3 Ep3: Joe Clay on small community living, and keeping the power on in Antarctica
09 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine being the person in charge of keeping the power on at a research base in Antarctica. That's Joe's job, no pressure. Joe Clay was the Generator...
S3 Ep2: Allie Clement on scientific fishing and life as an Marine Assistant in Antarctica
19 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Allie Clement chats to host Nadia Frontier about their work as a fisheries scientist at King Edward Point Research Station in South Georgia, and movin...
S3 Ep1: Louis Day on boating in Antarctica and navigating ice
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Louis Day was the Boating Officer at Rothera Research Station in 2022 - maintaining winter boating operations for marine biology, oceanography, and lo...
S2 Ep3: Crossing the Southern Ocean
22 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the James Clark Ross facilitates a summer field season at Signy Research Station at 60° South, squeezes through the Lemaire Channel ...
S2 Ep2: Voyaging to South Georgia, with whales
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The voyage of the James Clark Ross continues as the ship approaches its first stop after four week at sea, South Georgia at 54° South. On the way we ...
S2 Ep1: How did people get to Antarctica in a pandemic?
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The RRS James Clark Ross set sail from Harwich on 4th November 2020 with a group composed of the British Antarctic Survey staff and ship’s crew. It...
S1 Ep6: Amazing underwater Antarctica, with Aurelia Reichardt, Nadescha Zwerschke and Calum Stronach
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Blue carbon capture, cold water gigantism, iceberg scouring, algal blooms…this episode covers a lot of ground! Rothera Field Guide Rob Taylor speaks...
S1 Ep5: Prem Gill on spotting Antarctic seals from space
20 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Taylor is joined by Prem Gill, who has just completed two weeks of fieldwork as part of his PhD looking at seals from space. Find out why investig...
S1 Ep4: Josh Eveson on studying the atmosphere at Halley Research Station
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Atmospheric Chemist Josh Eveson joins Rob Taylor to talk about the atmosphere and weather research taking place at Halley Research Station. More th...
S1 Ep3: Isobel Rowell & Dieter Tetzner on using ice cores to study past climate
16 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Taylor
S1 Ep2: Weather forecasting in Antarctica, with Catherine Maguire & John Law
17 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Host and field guide Rob Taylor talks to Catherine Maguire and John Law from the meteorology team who work at Rothera Research Station, where they put...
S1 Ep1: Elena Field on mapping Antarctica
01 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Elena Field works in the Mapping and GIS (or MAGIC) team at British Antarctic Survey. She talks to host Rob Taylor about how you actually go about mak...