Arctic
Steve Backshall embarks on a global journey from the Arctic Circle to Antarctica. Steve boards an Arctic icebreaker in search of the Arctic's top predator, the polar bear.
Steve Backshall's global journey begins at the top of the world when he boards an Arctic icebreaker and goes in search of the Arctic's top predator, the polar bear. Paddling in his kayak, Steve gets closer than planned when an inquisitive polar bear starts to stalk him. One polar bear is frightening enough, but when a bunch of boisterous walruses with their dagger-like tusks decide to investigate Steve in his bright orange kayak, it's time to move on in search of other Arctic predators.
Steve heads south to Somerset Island, high in the Canadian Arctic. He's on the search for some head-banging musk ox and a ghostly white whale. But it seems the weather is against them; for the first time in 17 years, the sea ice hasn't melted. Will Steve and the team succeed in their mission to see the beguiling beluga whale?
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Florence + The Machine
Cosmic Love
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Foals
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Kasabian
Club Foot
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Kasabian
Club Foot
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John Newman
Love Me Again
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Kesha
She's Mine
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Katy Perry
Roar
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Steve Backshall |
Series Producer | Scott Alexander |
Producer | Ruth Harries |
Broadcasts
- Sun 23 Feb 2014 16:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One except Wales & Wales HD
- Sun 2 Mar 2014 16:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Wales HD & Wales only
- Sat 28 Mar 2015 09:40
- Sat 23 Feb 2019 09:00
- Sat 31 Aug 2019 09:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland