Out now, ‘Fixing Skidoos in Antarctica with Matthew McPherson’ – an interview about keeping Rothera’s vehicles on the road and making spare parts from scratch! Iceworld is available on your preferred podcast app.
Welcome to Antarctica. What’s it like living and working in one of the most extreme environments in the world?
Recorded at Rothera Research Station on the Antarctic Peninsula, the team talk extreme living, climate science, expeditions and becoming a community. From polar scientists to plumbers, these are interviews with ordinary people who are doing extraordinary jobs with British Antarctic Survey.
Iceworld is hosted and recorded by Nadia Frontier, and produced in partnership with Boffin Media.
Latest Episode
Vehicle mechanic Matthew McPherson chats to Nadia Frontier about fixing skidoos, his love for building snow tunnels and skiing. It’s no surprise that Matthew’s draw to Antarctica started with his fascination of snow. This episode was recorded live in the Rothera garage, a location where plant is maintained and specialists parts are machined on a metal lathe.
Previous episodes
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Bonus episode. Happy Midwinter, from King Edward Point Research Station |
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S3 Ep 10. Engineers of Antarctica, with Jonathan Witherstone & Jaskiran Nagi |
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Bonus episode. Fossil hunting and managing Antarctic mud, with the Seymour Island expedition team |
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S3 Ep 9. Watching wild weather in Antarctica, with Jo Cole |
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S3 Ep 8. From Arran to Antarctica with Niall Macleod |
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S3 Ep 7. Leading polar expeditions, with Ed Luke and Matthew Shepherd |
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Bonus episode. Leadership and a life on the ice, with Professor Dame Jane Francis |
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S3 Ep 6. Chefs of Antarctica, with Sadhbh Moore and Katy Rumm |
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S3 Ep5. Ryan Mathews on diving and exploring in Antarctic Winter |
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S3 Ep4. Stu McManus on his journey to Antarctica as an electrician |
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Bonus episode. A polar voyage into the New Year, with Captain Matt Neill and Jo Johnson |
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Bonus episode. It’s Christmas in Antarctica, with Aurelia Reichardt, Matt Hughes & Jo Cole |
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S3 Ep3. Joe Clay on small community living, and keeping the power on in Antarctica |
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S3 Ep2. Alice Clement on scientific fishing and life as an Marine Assistant in Antarctica |
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S3 Ep1. Louis Day on boating in Antarctica and navigating ice |
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S2. Ep3. Crossing the Southern Ocean |
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S2. Ep2. Voyaging to South Georgia, with whales |
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S2 Ep1. How did people get to Antarctica in a pandemic? |