Iceworld
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.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 46
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
S5 Ep4: Land of the rising sun - life at a Svalbard research station, with Iain Rudkin and Henry Burgess
Journey 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° north, this unique i…
00:30:35 |
Mon 25 Aug 2025
S5 Ep3: Keeping Halley Research Station online, with Dominic Jaques
Dominic 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 Brunt Ice Shelf, Dom has…
00:23:18 |
Mon 28 Jul 2025
S5 Ep2: Midwinter nights and southern lights: Antarctic celebrations with Eloise Saville, David Reid, and Charlotte Rayner
As 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 gifts, to now-traditional …
00:27:08 |
Mon 23 Jun 2025
S5 Ep1: Rothera at 50 - with Rod Arnold, Alysa Fisher, Matt Hughes and Aurelia Reichardt
As 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 features four fascinatin…
00:42:46 |
Sun 08 Jun 2025
S4 Ep12: Travelling in the Tractor Train Traverse, with Nick Withey and Rory Fleet
Meet 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 deep field. With no g…
00:21:56 |
Mon 21 Apr 2025
S4 Ep11: Doctors of Antarctica, with Dr Nisha Mistry and Dr Rebecca Boys
For 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 a huge responsibilit…
00:36:34 |
Mon 07 Apr 2025
S4 Ep10: Moss, mites, bacteria and algae: looking for the smallest life in Antarctica
From 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 at Rothera Research S…
00:42:37 |
Mon 24 Mar 2025
S4: Women at the poles - with Jane Francis, Jo Johnson, Katy Rumm, Vicky Auld, Laura Taylor, and Kat Turner
In 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. This episode celebrate…
00:31:01 |
Sat 08 Mar 2025
S4 Ep9: A carnival of polar animals, with Katie Wells
Katie 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 is to monitor the abu…
00:25:04 |
Mon 03 Mar 2025
S4 Ep8: Drilling into the ice rift - with the RiPIce expedition to the Larsen C Ice Shelf
Every 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 uncertainty in climate m…
00:25:17 |
Mon 17 Feb 2025
S4 Ep7: Carbon cycling, biogeochemistry, and cruising on RRS Sir David Attenborough - with Emily Rowlands, Laura Taylor & Kat Turner
Ever wondered what it’s like to do science on a ship travelling through Antarctica's Southern Ocean? In this episode, host Nadia Frontier is joined by early-career scientists Emily Rowlands, Laura Ta…
00:31:45 |
Wed 05 Feb 2025
S4 Ep6: Uncovering the secrets of clouds, with Floortje Van Den Heuvel
Where better to study clouds than from a plane? Host Nadia Frontier speaks to British Antarctic Survey cloud physicist Floortje Van Den Heuvel about her fieldwork scouting the skies of Antarctica for…
00:28:16 |
Tue 21 Jan 2025
S4: Life after Antarctica: post-deployment with Dr Bav Sasi, Jerry Gillham and Kirsten Shaw
Adapting to life after Antarctica can be a strange (and sometimes difficult) transition. Whether it's adjusting back to the daily hustle of home life after being in a remote community, or coming down…
00:27:29 |
Mon 06 Jan 2025
S4 Ep5: Penguin passion at the poles with Derren Fox and Peter Fretwell
Are you a professional in penguin bum lifting? Derren Fox’s love for penguins began long before he made the trek to the icy sub-Antarctic island of Signy, where he works as a Zoological Assistant. In…
00:28:46 |
Mon 23 Dec 2024
S4 Ep4: Scouting for shags and skuas with Paul Whitelaw and Aurelia Reichardt
Paul Whitelaw started dreaming of a job in Antarctica when a BAS marine biologist visited as a lecturer during his degree. Only a few years later, Nadia speaks to Paul while he is monitoring seabirds…
00:19:14 |
Mon 09 Dec 2024
S4 Ep3: The operation to survey sea ice - from satellites, skies and seas
Flying low over ice in a timed dance with satellites. Digging 52m of ice cores out on the frozen sea. This is a team tackling Antarctica's sea ice question from every angle!
In this group interview, …
In this group interview, …
00:20:53 |
Mon 25 Nov 2024
S4 Ep2: Evolving in the cold with Melody Clark and Simon Morley
Who's watching out for the creatures at the bottom of the Southern Ocean? Geneticist Professor Melody Clark and ecophysiologist Dr Simon Morley talk about their decades of work understanding the anim…
00:21:44 |
Fri 08 Nov 2024
S4 Ep1: Piloting flights from Canada to Antarctica, with Vicky Auld and Olly Smith
The annual migration to the frozen continent begins! Host Nadia Frontier speaks to British Antarctic Survey pilots Vicky Auld and Olly Smith just before they begin ferrying aircraft down the spine of…
00:29:32 |
Mon 21 Oct 2024
S3 Ep14: The Life Antarctic, with marine biologist Nadia Frontier
Sometimes you ease yourself into a new job - and sometimes you move straight to Antarctica for two winters.
In the final episode of series 3, host Nadia Frontier takes a turn in the hot seat, openi…
In the final episode of series 3, host Nadia Frontier takes a turn in the hot seat, openi…
00:22:49 |
Wed 28 Aug 2024
S3 Ep13: Ash Shinn is looking after your Antarctic research station
Do you have to get past hundreds of fur seals to get to work? Ash Shinn does - but there's no fresh water, heating or toilets at Antarctic research stations without him.
Ash apparently can't get enou…
Ash apparently can't get enou…
00:17:11 |
Wed 14 Aug 2024
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