Documentary which follows the everyday people battling in the most extreme environment on earth to move Halley VI, a vital polar research station.
Britain's state-of-the-art Antarctic research base Halley VI is in trouble. Built on the Brunt Ice Shelf, it sits atop a massive slab of ice that extends far beyond the Antarctic shoreline. But the ice is breaking apart and just 6km from the station is a ginormous crevasse, which threatens to separate Halley from the rest of the continent, setting the Β£28 million base adrift on a massive iceberg.
So Halley needs to move. But this is probably the toughest moving job on earth, and the team of 90 who have been tasked with the mission aren't just architectural or engineering experts. They are plumbers, mechanics and farmers from across the UK and beyond - ordinary men and women on an extraordinary adventure. Their practical skills will be what makes or breaks this move. The rescue mission has one thing in its favour: Halley was built on giant skis that mean it can be moved - in theory. But no-one has actually done it before. Embedded with the team, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ film-maker Natalie Hewit spent three months living on the ice, following these everyday heroes as they battle in the most extreme environment on earth to move this vital polar research station.
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Halley’s unofficial artist
Duration: 02:13
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The Halley bridge move
Duration: 02:26
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Trail - Antarctica - Ice Station Rescue
Duration: 02:50
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Series Editor | Steve Crabtree |
Producer | Natalie Hewit |
Broadcasts
- Wed 7 Jun 2017 21:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Wed 7 Jun 2017 23:40Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland
- Tue 13 Jun 2017 00:05Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Wales
- Tue 13 Jun 2017 00:35Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales
- Thu 22 Jun 2017 22:00
- Sun 25 Jun 2017 23:20
- Tue 4 Jul 2017 01:10
- Mon 5 Feb 2018 23:00
- Wed 19 Jun 2019 01:05
- Sun 22 Nov 2020 21:00
- Mon 23 Nov 2020 02:25
- Mon 11 Apr 2022 22:30
- Sun 17 Apr 2022 02:30
- Tue 14 Mar 2023 23:00
- Sunday 15:25Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland