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The ERA Video Streaming Platform | Geography | Ecosystems and Biomes

Cold environments

02: Siberia | Kate Humble: Living with Nomads

02: Siberia | Kate Humble: Living with Nomads

Cold environments | BBC Two | 2015 | 59'09''

Kate Humble continues her travels with the Nenets reindeer herders deep in the Siberian tundra, but plummeting temperatures jeo...

07: Worlds of Wonder | Frozen Planet II

07: Worlds of Wonder | Frozen Planet II

Climate change impacts | BBC One | 2023 | 58'06''

A journey through the world’s coldest realms with the most-loved animals from the series, including emperor penguins and one of the l...

06: Our Frozen Planet | Frozen Planet II

06: Our Frozen Planet | Frozen Planet II

Cold environments | BBC One | 2022 | 58'19''

Our frozen planet is changing. We meet the scientists dedicating their lives to understanding what these changes mean for animals, p...

05: Frozen Lands | Frozen Planet II

05: Frozen Lands | Frozen Planet II

Cold environments | 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...

04: Frozen South | Frozen Planet II

04: Frozen South | Frozen Planet II

Cold environments | 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.

03: Frozen Peaks | Frozen Planet II

03: Frozen Peaks | Frozen Planet II

Cold environments | BBC One | 2022 | 58'12''

A look at how mountains create unique frozen worlds, home to extraordinary animals that must overcome the crushing conditions of the cold.

02: Frozen Ocean | Frozen Planet II

02: Frozen Ocean | Frozen Planet II

Cold environments | 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...

01: Frozen Worlds | Frozen Planet II

01: Frozen Worlds | Frozen Planet II

Cold environments | 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...

S2E4: The Poles | Spy in the Wild

S2E4: The Poles | Spy in the Wild

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One | 2020 | 58'04''

The Spy Creatures travel to the lands of ice and snow beyond the Arctic and Antarctic circles, observing the hardiest and most charismatic ...

Life In The Snow

Life In The Snow

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC One | 2016 | 57'46''

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.

S1E1: Arctic | Ray Mears’ World of Survival

S1E1: Arctic | Ray Mears’ World of Survival

Cold environments | BBC Two | 1997 | 29'00''

Survival expert Ray Mears travels to the most inhospitable places on earth and discovers how indigenous people have survive...

6: Bhutan to Bay of Bengal | Himalaya with Michael Palin

6: Bhutan to Bay of Bengal | Himalaya with Michael Palin

Cold environments | BBC One | 2004 | 59'00''

Michael Palin concludes his Himalayan trek by travelling from Bhutan through Bangladesh before finishing on a fishin...

5: Leaping Tigers, Naked Nagas | Himalaya with Michael Palin

5: Leaping Tigers, Naked Nagas | Himalaya with Michael Palin

Cold environments | BBC One | 2004 | 59'00''

Michael Palin continues his Himalayan trek. Palin reaches the easternmost end of the Himalayas, exploring mediev...

4: The Roof of the World | Himalaya with Michael Palin

4: The Roof of the World | Himalaya with Michael Palin

Cold environments | BBC One | 2004 | 59'02''

Michael Palin continues his Himalayan Trek, leaving Everest base camp on the high road to Lhasa as he takes a look at ...

3: Annapurna to Everest | Himalaya with Michael Palin

3: Annapurna to Everest | Himalaya with Michael Palin

Cold environments | BBC One | 2004 | 59'01''

Michael Palin continues his trek. On his way to Everest base camp, he meets the King of Nepal, visits Annapurna Sanctua...

2: A Passage to India | Himalaya with Michael Palin

2: A Passage to India | Himalaya with Michael Palin

Cold environments | BBC One | 2004 | 59'01''

Michael Palin continues his Himalayan trek by going from K2 in Pakistan to Ladakh in India - a short distance as the crow...

1: North by Northwest | Himalaya with Michael Palin

1: North by Northwest | Himalaya with Michael Palin

Cold environments | BBC One | 2004 | 59'05''

Michael Palin sets off on an epic journey through the rugged terrain of the Himalayas. First, he follows the Khyber Pass ...

Episode 1 | Scandinavia with Simon Reeve

Episode 1 | Scandinavia with Simon Reeve

Cold environments | 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 ...

Emperor Penguin – Caring | Wonders of Nature

Emperor Penguin – Caring | Wonders of Nature

Cold environments | 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 Antarcti...

Polar Bear – Mother and Baby | Wonders of Nature

Polar Bear – Mother and Baby | Wonders of Nature

Cold environments | BBC Two | 2015 | 1'50''

A mother and her baby polar bears explore their habitat.

The Snow Wolf: A Winter’s Tale

The Snow Wolf: A Winter’s Tale

Cold environments | BBC Two | 2018 | 57'28''

A she-wolf must flee her pack and embark on a dramatised perilous journey through the Alps in search of a new territory and a new life.

Life in Polar Bear Town with Gordon Buchanan

Life in Polar Bear Town with Gordon Buchanan

Cold environments | 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...

4: Highlanders | Highlands – Scotland’s Wild Heart

4: Highlanders | Highlands – Scotland’s Wild Heart

Cold environments | BBC One | 2016 | 58'29''

Ewan McGregor narrates a series about the wildlife of the Scottish Highlands. A look at how humans are now end...

3: Autumn and Winter – Against All Odds | Highlands – Scotland’s Wild Heart

3: Autumn and Winter – Against All Odds | Highlands – Scotland’s Wild Heart

Cold environments | BBC One | 2016 | 59'03''

Ewan McGregor narrates a series about the wildlife of the Scottish Highlands. H...

2: Summer – The Greatest Race | Highlands – Scotland’s Wild Heart

2: Summer – The Greatest Race | Highlands – Scotland’s Wild Heart

Cold environments | BBC One | 2016 | 58'59''

Ewan McGregor narrates a series about the wildlife of the Scottish Highlands. In summer, ...

1: Spring – Season of Extremes | Highlands – Scotland’s Wild Heart

1: Spring – Season of Extremes | Highlands – Scotland’s Wild Heart

Cold environments | BBC One | 2016 | 59'00''

Ewan McGregor narrates a series about the wildlife of the Scottish Highlands. It is spri...

6: Iceberg | Dangerous Earth

6: Iceberg | Dangerous Earth

Cold environments | BBC Four | 2016 | 29'12''

The latest scientific insights into icebergs, from side-scanning sonar scrutinising the edge of glaciers to pictures that give us a unique glimp...

S6E8: Wilderness Hotel Inari | Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby

S6E8: Wilderness Hotel Inari | Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby

Cold environments | BBC Two | 2024 | 59'00''

Rob Rinder and Monica Galetti work in sub-zero conditions in Lapland as they collect firewood, cook rein...

S6E6: Gangtey Lodge, Bhutan | Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby

S6E6: Gangtey Lodge, Bhutan | Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby

Cold environments | BBC Two | 2024 | 59'05''

Rob Rinder and Monica Galetti work at high altitude, 3,000m above sea level, at a hidden gem of a hotel w...

6: Footsteps in the Snow | Life in the Freezer

6: Footsteps in the Snow | Life in the Freezer

Cold environments | BBC One | 1993 | 29'15''

David Attenborough's series on Antarctica focuses on the race for the South Pole and reveals how today's scientists live in th...

5: The Big Freeze | Life in the Freezer

5: The Big Freeze | Life in the Freezer

Cold environments | BBC One | 1993 | 29'13''

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

4: The Door Closes | Life in the Freezer

4: The Door Closes | Life in the Freezer

Cold environments | BBC One | 1993 | 29'01''

A natural history of Antarctica presented by Sir David Attenborough. As autumn stirs up harsh seas, penguins struggle to get ashore ...

3: The Race to Breed | Life in the Freezer

3: The Race to Breed | Life in the Freezer

Cold environments | BBC One | 1993 | 28'58''

A natural history of Antarctica presented by Sir David Attenborough. It's summer, and with 24-hour daylight two million fur seals ...

2: The Ice Rertreats | Life in the Freezer

2: The Ice Rertreats | Life in the Freezer

Cold environments | BBC One | 1993 | 29'15''

In the spring, the thaw begins and animals like the humpback whale and the crabeater seal follow the retreating ice.

1: The Bountiful Sea | Life in the Freezer

1: The Bountiful Sea | Life in the Freezer

Cold environments | 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...

5: Winter | Frozen Planet

5: Winter | Frozen Planet

Cold environments | BBC One | 2011 | 57'51''

During winter, most animals abandon the polar regions, but a few extreme survivors remain. This is the story of their battles to endure the planet'...

4: Autumn | Frozen Planet

4: Autumn | Frozen Planet

Cold environments | BBC One | 2011 | 58'19''

As the big freeze returns, polar landscapes are transformed. Wildlife leaves, but the giant emperor penguin arrives.

3: Summer | Frozen Planet

3: Summer | Frozen Planet

Cold environments | BBC One | 2011 | 58'36''

The impact of summer on polar bears, musk oxen and penguins, who struggle to cope with an unlikely problem - heat.

2: Spring | Frozen Planet

2: Spring | Frozen Planet

Cold environments | BBC One | 2011 | 58'22''

It's spring in the polar regions and, after a five-month absence, the sun reappears. The greatest seasonal transformation on our planet is under way.

1: To the Ends of the Earth | Frozen Planet

1: To the Ends of the Earth | Frozen Planet

Cold environments | BBC One | 2011 | 58'36''

David Attenborough sets out on an extraordinary journey across the earth's polar regions, exploring the Arctic and Antarctic.

13: Scottish Highlands | Nature’s Microworlds

13: Scottish Highlands | Nature’s Microworlds

Cold environments | BBC Four | 2012 | 29'03''

Steve Backshall shows how the two contrasting landscapes of open moor and Caledonian forest are both crucially important ...

7: Canada’s Coastal Forests | Nature’s Microworlds

7: Canada’s Coastal Forests | Nature’s Microworlds

Cold environments | BBC Four | 2012 | 28'59''

Steve Backshall reveals why Canada's coastal forest is home to huge trees and some of the greatest aggregation...

6: Svalbard | Nature’s Microworlds

6: Svalbard | Nature’s Microworlds

Cold environments | BBC Four | 2012 | 29'00''

In the northerly region of Svalbard, Steve Backshall unravels the secrets that lie covered in ice for most of each year in the home ...

S3E2: Alaska | Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild

S3E2: Alaska | Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild

Cold environments | Channel 5 | 2014 | 44'52''

In Alaska, Ben meets Mike and Fran, who live in a self-built log cabin in a remote spot ten days' walk from civilisation.

S3E4: Swedish Arctic Circle | Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild

S3E4: Swedish Arctic Circle | Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild

Cold environments | Channel 5 | 2014 | 44'29''

Ben meets a 40-year-old former communications manager who gave up her old life to train huskies in the Swedish...

2: Patagonia | Wilderness with Simon Reeve

2: Patagonia | Wilderness with Simon Reeve

Cold environments | BBC Two | 2024 | 58'30''

Simon Reeve treks across the high mountains and treacherous ice fields of Patagonia, coming face to face with pumas and riding wit...

1: Arctic Part 1 | Undiscovered Worlds with Steve Backshall

1: Arctic Part 1 | Undiscovered Worlds with Steve Backshall

Cold environments | BBC Two | 2019 | 58'45''

Steve Backshall visits unexplored parts of the world. This time his team is kayaking in the Arctic - they face pe...

2: Arctic Part 2 | Undiscovered Worlds with Steve Backshall

2: Arctic Part 2 | Undiscovered Worlds with Steve Backshall

Cold environments | BBC Two | 2019 | 59'07''

Naturalist and explorer Steve Backshall leads a team on a mission to summit a remote and unclimbed mountain deep ...

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