Iceworld
by British Antarctic Survey
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About this podcast
Welcome to Antarctica. What's it like living and working in one of the most extreme environments in the world? 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.
A podcast from British Antarctic Survey, hosted and recorded by marine biologist Nadia Frontier. Produced in partnership with Boffin Media.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 56 episodes
- S5 Ep14: Secret Santa, halloumi and The Thing: a very Antarctic Midwinter · 32 min · Season 5 Episode 14The 21st of June marks one of the most significant dates in the Antarctic calendar - Midwinter. It's the moment the darkness stops deepening and the light begins, slowly, to…
- S5 Ep13: Can I work in Antarctica with a medical condition? · 36 min · Season 5 Episode 13If you’re thinking of applying for a job in Antarctica, the medical assessment process might feel daunting – especially if you have an existing condition. But as Dr Matt Warner…
- S5 Ep12: Meet the carpenters of Antarctica · 30 min · Season 5 Episode 12What does it take to be a carpenter in Antarctica – when the nearest hardware store is thousands of miles away, and the weather can turn a sheet of plywood into a sail? In this…
- S5 Ep11: Can you be vegan in Antarctica? · 33 min · Season 5 Episode 11Can you be plant-based in Antarctica? Can you go South if you have food allergies, or other dietary restrictions? What's on the menu when you're 1,000 miles from the nearest…
- S5 Ep10: Living and working in the polar desert · 31 min · Season 5 Episode 10When 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 isn't hot and sandy at all……
- S5 Ep9: Fixing aircraft in Antarctica · 29 min · Season 5 Episode 9What 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 Amurao, two aircraft engineers…
- S5 Ep8: Christmas in Antarctica · 29 min · Season 5 Episode 8What 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 two guests from Halley, Station…
- S5 Ep7: What to wear in Antarctica · 36 min · Season 5 Episode 7Emma Pearce is a geophysicist… or a glaciologist - depending on who you speak to. What remains constant, however, is her dedication to understanding ice in Antarctica - and you…
- S5 Ep6: Packing for Antarctica - packing tips from an experienced Antarctican, with Tom Davis-Merry and Ed Luke · 30 min · Season 5 Episode 6A 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 a wintering Field Guide. We…
- S5 Ep5: Training for Antarctica - secrets of the pre-deployment programme, with Michaela Boak · 27 min · Season 5 Episode 5So, 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 offered a job with British…
- S5 Ep4: Land of the rising sun - life at a Svalbard research station, with Iain Rudkin and Henry Burgess · 31 min · Season 5 Episode 4Journey 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-Ålesund in Svalbard. Located at 78°…
- S5 Ep3: Keeping Halley Research Station online, with Dominic Jaques · 23 min · Season 5 Episode 3Dominic 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 Station on Antarctica's…
- S5 Ep2: Midwinter nights and southern lights: Antarctic celebrations with Eloise Saville, David Reid, and Charlotte Rayner · 27 min · Season 5 Episode 2As the darkest day approaches in Antarctica, Winterers at three of the UK's research stations are preparing for Midwinter's Day celebrations. From the crafting of elaborate…
- S5 Ep1: Rothera at 50 - with Rod Arnold, Alysa Fisher, Matt Hughes and Aurelia Reichardt · 43 min · Season 5 Episode 1As the UK's largest Antarctic base, Rothera Research Station, celebrates its 50th birthday, host Nadia Frontier assembles a portrait of Rothera past and present. This episode…
- S4 Ep12: Travelling in the Tractor Train Traverse, with Nick Withey and Rory Fleet · 22 min · Season 4 Episode 12Meet the ice road truckers of Antarctica: the Tractor Train Traverse team, who drive supplies and fuel huge distances across the frozen wilderness to help scientists work in the…
- S4 Ep11: Doctors of Antarctica, with Dr Nisha Mistry and Dr Rebecca Boys · 37 min · Season 4 Episode 11For 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 station or research ship is…
- S4 Ep10: Moss, mites, bacteria and algae: looking for the smallest life in Antarctica · 43 min · Season 4 Episode 10From 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 from the Gerritz Laboratory…
- S4: Women at the poles - with Jane Francis, Jo Johnson, Katy Rumm, Vicky Auld, Laura Taylor, and Kat Turner · 31 min · Season 4In this special International Women’s Day episode, host Nadia Frontier takes a look back at some of her most memorable conversations with women at the British Antarctic Survey…
- S4 Ep9: A carnival of polar animals, with Katie Wells · 25 min · Season 4 Episode 9Katie 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 South Georgia, Katie's job…
- S4 Ep8: Drilling into the ice rift - with the RiPIce expedition to the Larsen C Ice Shelf · 25 min · Season 4 Episode 8Every 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 will crack is still a major…
