Life In The Snow

Duration: 57'46''

Synopsis

Gordon Buchanan meets the animals who live in nature's winter wonderlands, from the polar bear mother helping her cubs to the owl searching for food.

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More clips from Life In The Snow

Adaptation of Black Bear | Life In The Snow

Adaptation of Black Bear | Life In The Snow

BBC One | 2016 | 4'09''

Having woken up from hibernation to an unexpected cold front, a mother bear attempts to keep herself and her cubs alive.

Adaptation of Polar Bear | Life In The Snow

Adaptation of Polar Bear | Life In The Snow

BBC One | 2016 | 5'29''

An exploration of how polar bears have adapted to living in freezing conditions.

Adaptation of the Arctic Fox | Life In The Snow

Adaptation of the Arctic Fox | Life In The Snow

BBC One | 2016 | 3'27''

An exploration of how the artic fox's coat has adapted to survival in arctic winters.

Adaptation of the Owl | Life In The Snow

Adaptation of the Owl | Life In The Snow

BBC One | 2016 | 2'55''

An exploration of how the great grey owl has adapted to catching it's prey.

Adaptation of the Reindeer | Life In The Snow

Adaptation of the Reindeer | Life In The Snow

BBC One | 2016 | 3'31''

An exploration of how reindeer have adapted to living in freezing climates.

Finding Food in the snow | Life In The Snow

Finding Food in the snow | Life In The Snow

BBC One | 2016 | 2'38''

How wolverines have adapted to finding and eating food in the snow.

Hearing of an Arctic Fox | Life In The Snow

Hearing of an Arctic Fox | Life In The Snow

BBC One | 2016 | 2'07''

The Arctic Fox's sensitive hearing is crucial to the the process of tracking down prey.

Hibernation | Life In The Snow

Hibernation | Life In The Snow

BBC One | 2016 | 1'56''

How mammals have adapted to hibernate during the winter in freezing climates.

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Emperor Penguin - Caring | Wonders of Nature

Emperor Penguin - Caring | Wonders of Nature

BBC Two | 2013 | 1'50''

An emperor penguin watches as her baby is born. It shows the harsh habitat and the climate they live in, the cold Antarctica and...

Rocks in a glacier | The Secret Life of Ice

Rocks in a glacier | The Secret Life of Ice

BBC Four | 2011 | 2'38''

Dr Gabrielle Walker investigates how glaciers grinds down rock.

3: Alaska | Arctic with Bruce Parry

3: Alaska | Arctic with Bruce Parry

BBC Two | 2011 | 59'26''

Bruce travels to Alaska, America's last great wilderness, where modern-day pioneers are harvesting the vast natural wealth of the seas.

5: The Big Freeze | Life in the Freezer

5: The Big Freeze | Life in the Freezer

BBC One | 1993 | 29'13''

A portrait of the wildlife which remains in Antarctica during the punishing winter, presented by Sir David Attenborough.

4: Canada | Arctic with Bruce Parry

4: Canada | Arctic with Bruce Parry

BBC Two | 2011 | 59'39''

Bruce travels to the far north of Canada to live with the Caribou people and witness their annual spring hunt. He then heads south to the...

Polar Bear - Mother and Baby | Wonders of Nature

Polar Bear - Mother and Baby | Wonders of Nature

BBC Two | 2015 | 1'50''

A mother and her baby polar bears explore their habitat.

05: Frozen Lands | Frozen Planet II

05: Frozen Lands | Frozen Planet II

BBC One | 2022 | 58'00''

In the far north of our planet lie vast frozen lands of snow-covered forest and open tundra. These are lands of extremes that push animal...

2: Greenland | Arctic with Bruce Parry

2: Greenland | Arctic with Bruce Parry

BBC Two | 2011 | 59'07''

Bruce Parry journeys to the far north of Greenland, home to the last traditional Inuit hunters, and learns how climate change is threa...

Glacier moving | The Secret Life of Ice

Glacier moving | The Secret Life of Ice

BBC Four | 2011 | 3'35''

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

04: Frozen South | Frozen Planet II

04: Frozen South | Frozen Planet II

BBC One | 2022 | 58'02''

Antarctica is the most hostile of earth’s frozen worlds. Yet even here, life finds a way not just to survive, but thrive.

1: Siberia | Arctic with Bruce Parry

1: Siberia | Arctic with Bruce Parry

BBC Two | 2011 | 59'12''

Bruce Parry meets the Sakha horse people and Eveny reindeer herders in Siberia's Verkhoyansk Mountains to see how they are embracing the...

1: The Bountiful Sea | Life in the Freezer

1: The Bountiful Sea | Life in the Freezer

BBC One | 1993 | 28'56''

A natural history of Antarctica presented by David Attenborough. Looks at how the abundant wildlife survives some of the hardest c...

3: Arctic - Life in the Deep Freeze | Human Planet

3: Arctic - Life in the Deep Freeze | Human Planet

BBC One | 2011 | 58'48''

The remarkable stories of some of the extraordinary people who make their homes in the Arctic, the harshest environment on...

Antarctica | Seven Worlds, One Planet

Antarctica | Seven Worlds, One Planet

BBC One | 2019 | 59'05''

Antarctica - the coldest, windiest, most hostile continent. Only the toughest can survive here. But the ocean here is warming and with ...

Christmas | The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan

Christmas | The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan

BBC Two | 2018 | 58'35''

Romesh Ranganathan heads to one of the coldest environments on earth. He gets an insider's guide of the Canadian Arctic a...

Episode 1 | Scandinavia with Simon Reeve

Episode 1 | Scandinavia with Simon Reeve

BBC Two | 2025 | 58'48''

The first leg of Simon's Scandinavian journey takes him from the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard to the frozen wilderness of Lapland ...

Ice storms | The Secret Life of Ice

Ice storms | The Secret Life of Ice

BBC Four | 2011 | 3'01''

Dr Gabrielle Walker investigates how extreme cold weather can cause ice storms

Why is the Yukon so cold? | Fierce Earth

Why is the Yukon so cold? | Fierce Earth

CBBC | 2013 | 3'51''

Due to a lack of sun and high mountains blocking any warmth from the sea, the Yukon has little opportunity to get hot.

01: Frozen Worlds | Frozen Planet II

01: Frozen Worlds | Frozen Planet II

BBC One | 2022 | 57'53''

From the poles to the highest mountain peaks, there are surprising frozen worlds found on every continent, and each is home to unique an...

02: Frozen Ocean | Frozen Planet II

02: Frozen Ocean | Frozen Planet II

BBC One | 2022 | 58'05''

At the top of our planet lies the Arctic Ocean - a shape-shifting world of ice and water, home to unique animals like polar bears, harp s...

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4: SE Asia | Equator from the Air

4: SE Asia | Equator from the Air

BBC Two | 2020 | 58'42''

Gordon Buchanan discovers how eyes in the sky are helping protect endangered orangutans, elephants and people in south east Asia, where boo...

A ray pup kicks | Animals with Cameras

A ray pup kicks | Animals with Cameras

BBC One | 2018 | 3'29''

A camera towed behind a Devil Ray films unique shots of an unborn ray pup 'kicking', a sign that the pup might soon be born.

Chimanuka and Marhale | Gorilla Family & Me

Chimanuka and Marhale | Gorilla Family & Me

BBC Two | 2015 | 1'55''

Gordon Buchanan observes a totally different side to Chimanuka's behaviour: he is caring for an orphaned baby.

Restoring Our Rivers | Our Changing Planet

Restoring Our Rivers | Our Changing Planet

BBC One | 2025 | 58'20''

Liz Bonnin and Ade Adepitan investigate two ambitious river restoration projects: in the US, the largest dam removal in the world,...

My Epic Camel Adventure with Gordon Buchanan

My Epic Camel Adventure with Gordon Buchanan

BBC Scotland | 2024 | 59'00''

Gordon Buchanan takes an epic camel ride across the Gobi Desert to discover how these most iconic, yet least understood, animals...

S2E3: Hyena People of Ethiopia | Tribes, Predators & Me

S2E3: Hyena People of Ethiopia | Tribes, Predators & Me

BBC Two | 2017 | 58'58''

Gordon Buchanan journeys across Ethiopia to find out how the tribes here can live so close to hyenas, a fierce predat...

Evans-Gordon's Conservative Party | Who Should We Let In?

Evans-Gordon's Conservative Party | Who Should We Let In?

BBC Two | 2017 | 2'55''

Evans-Gordon's immigration policies and the history of fear about immigrants.

Life in Polar Bear Town with Gordon Buchanan

Life in Polar Bear Town with Gordon Buchanan

BBC Two | 2016 | 58'58''

Gordon Buchanan heads to Canada at the peak of bear season to discover what life is really like in the tiny town that's become k...

Episode 1 | Arctic Live

Episode 1 | Arctic Live

BBC Two | 2016 | 58'58''

Gordon Buchanan, Kate Humble and Simon Reeve follow the story of the Arctic. Tonight, Simon travels to an unspoilt corner of Greenland that could bec...

Finding Food in the snow | Life In The Snow

Finding Food in the snow | Life In The Snow

BBC One | 2016 | 2'38''

How wolverines have adapted to finding and eating food in the snow.

Competitive mating displays | Lost Land of the Volcano

Competitive mating displays | Lost Land of the Volcano

BBC Two | 2014 | 2'26''

Gordon watches on from the canopy as two Raggiannas perform their majestic mating displays, and manage to secure a mate.