Iceworld Podcast - British Antarctic Survey

What’s it like living and working in one of the most extreme environments in the world?

Meet the Antarcticans. From polar scientists to plumbers, Iceworld is a series of interviews with ordinary people who are doing extraordinary jobs in Antarctica. The team talk climate science, extreme living, expeditions and becoming a community.

Iceworld is a British Antarctic Survey podcast, hosted and recorded by Nadia Frontier, and produced in partnership with Boffin Media.

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Series 5

S5 E1. Rothera at 50 – with Rod Arnold, Alysa Fisher, Matt Hughes and Aurelia Reichardt

S5 E2. Midwinter nights and southern lights: Antarctic celebrations with Eloise Saville, David Reid, and Charlotte Rayner

S5 E3. Keeping Halley Research Station online, with Dominic Jaques

S5 E4. Land of the rising sun – life at a Svalbard research station, with Iain Rudkin and Henry Burgess

S5 E5. Training for Antarctica – secrets of the pre-deployment programme, with Michaela Boak

S5 E6. Packing for Antarctica – packing tips from an experienced Antarctican, with Tom Davis-Merry and Ed Luke

S5 E7. What to wear in Antarctica, with Emma Pearce

S5 E8. Christmas in Antarctica, with Dan McKenzie and Dani Hawarden

S5 E9. Fixing aircraft in Antarctica, with Eli Arseneault and Jeremie Amurao

Series 4

S4 E1. Piloting flights from Canada to Antarctica, with Vicky Auld and Olly Smith

S4 E2. Evolving in the cold with Professor Melody Clark and Dr Simon Morley

S4 E3. The operation to survey sea ice – from land, sky and satellite

S4 E4. Scouting for shags and skuas with Paul Whitelaw and Aurelia Reichardt

S4 E5. Penguin passion at the poles, with Derren Fox and Peter Fretwell

S4 [Bonus] Life after Antarctica: post-deployment with Dr Bav Sasi, Jerry Gillham & Kirsten Shaw

S4 E6. Uncovering the secrets of clouds, with Floortje Van Den Heuvel

S4 E7. Carbon cycling, biogeochemistry, and cruising on RRS Sir David Attenborough – with Emily Rowlands, Laura Taylor & Kat Turner

S4 E8. Drilling into the ice rift – with the RiPIce expedition to the Larsen C Ice Shelf

S4 E9. A carnival of polar animals, with Katie Wells

S4 [Bonus] Women at the poles – with Jane Francis, Jo Johnson, Katy Rumm, Vicky Auld, Laura Taylor, and Kat Turner

S4 E10. Moss, mites, bacteria and algae: looking for the smallest life in Antarctica

A person sitting on a boat — S4 E11. Doctors of Antarctica, with Dr Nisha Mistry and Dr Rebecca Boys

S4 E12. Travelling in the Tractor Train Traverse, with Nick Withey and Rory Fleet

Series 3

S3 E1. Louis Day on boating in Antarctica and navigating ice

S3 E2. Allie Clement on scientific fishing and life as an Marine Assistant in Antarctica

S3 E3. Joe Clay on small community living, and keeping the power on in Antarctica

S3 [Bonus] It’s Christmas in Antarctica, with Aurelia Reichardt, Matt Hughes & Jo Cole

S3 [Bonus] A polar voyage into the New Year, with Captain Matt Neill and Jo Johnson

S3 E4. Stu McManus on his journey to Antarctica as an electrician

S3 E5. Ryan Mathews on diving and exploring in Antarctic Winter

S3 E6. Chefs of Antarctica, with Sadhbh Moore and Katy Rumm

S3 [Bonus] Leadership and a life on the ice, with Professor Dame Jane Francis

S3 E7. Leading polar expeditions, with Ed Luke and Matthew Shepherd

S3 E8. From Arran to Antarctica with Niall Macleod

S3 E9. Watching wild weather in Antarctica, with Jo Cole

S3 [Bonus] Fossil hunting and managing Antarctic mud, with the Seymour Island expedition team

S3 E10. Engineers of Antarctica, with Jonathan Witherstone & Jaskiran Nagi

S3 E11. Fixing Skidoos in Antarctica with Matthew McPherson

S3 [Bonus] Happy Midwinter, from King Edward Point Research Station

S3 E12. Yes, diving in Antarctica is COLD – with Jack Gordon and Mike Lindsell

S3 E13. Ash Shinn is looking after your Antarctic research station

S3 E14. The life Antarctic, with marine biologist Nadia Frontier

Series 2

S2 E1. How did people get to Antarctica in a pandemic?

S2 E2. Voyaging to South Georgia, with whales

S2 E3. Crossing the Southern Ocean

Series 1

S1 E1. Elena Field on mapping Antarctica

S1 E2. Weather forecasting in Antarctica, with Catherine Maguire & John Law

S1 E3. Isobel Rowell & Dieter Tetzner on using ice cores to study past climate

S1 E4. Josh Eveson on studying the atmosphere at Halley Research Station

S1 E5. Prem Gill on spotting Antarctic seals from space

S1 E6. Amazing underwater Antarctica, with Aurelia Reichardt, Nadescha Zwerschke and Calum Stronach