Life in the Freezer

Antarctica is the wildest, coldest, most isolated continent on Earth. Covered and surrounded by 90% of the world's ice, its 14 million square kilometres are doubled each winter by the freezing of the sea. The average temperature at the South Pole is 49* Centigrade, dropping to -70* and below in mid winter. Yet this inhospitable landscape is home to a surprisingly rich variety of wildlife, much of it unique to the region.

David Attenborough and his 20-strong crew spent three years braving mountainous seas, 160kph blizzards, plummeting temperatures and glaciers the size of cathedrals, for this first complete natural history of Antartica. Venturing into previously inaccessible territory, they used the very lastest technology and techniques to capture on land and under water the glories of this magnificent continent.

With more scenes of sheet beauty, passion, comedy, aggression and sadness than any drama, Life in the Freezer is an unmissable opportunity to experience the last true wilderness on earth.

Episode 1: The Bountiful Sea
David Attenborough investigates the Southern Antarctic Ocean, notoriously rough, yet also one of the richest in the world.

Episode 2:The Ice Returns
Follows the arrival of spring around this vasat continent, welcoming a succession of ocean travellers returning to breed.

Episode 3: The Race to Breed
It's summer in the Antarctic and seals and penguins are racing to raise their young before the long winter returns.

Episode 4: The Door Closes
As temperatures plummet, the vast Antarctic Ice sheet double and wildlife must leave before their food supplies disappear.