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Life in the Freezer Episodes

  1.

    Footsteps in the Snow

    A look at how today scientists manage to live at the Pole all year round.

  2. The Big Freeze

    During the Antarctic winter conditions are so extreme that most animals desert the region.

  3. The Door Closes

    Autumn stirs harsh seas which batter Antarctica, leaving penguins to struggling to feed.

  4. The Race to Breed

    It's summer in Antarctica, and the race to breed is on for two million fur seals.

  5. The Ice Retreats

    The thaw begins and animals like the humpback whale follow the retreating ice.

  6. The Bountiful Sea

    Looks at how the abundant wildlife survives some of the hardest conditions on the planet.