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Ice Town: Life on the Edge

Ice Town: Life on the Edge

Ice Town: Life on the Edge

2016 1 Seasons 10 Episodes ⭐ 0.0 Documentary

A lot can happen in the middle of nowhere. Take a trip to the most northerly town on the planet for this gripping docu-soap charting the real-life highs and lows of its quirky inhabitants. The series is set in the town of Longyearbyen, an isolated outpost in the breathtaking wilderness of the Svalbard archipelago, halfway between Norway and Greenland. As well as its mining business, Svalbard houses the global seed vault and is at the centre of worldwide research into polar bears, climatology and glaciology. As a result it is home to a unique expat community made up of 46 different nationalities, including American, British and Norwegian. With extreme arctic conditions, three months of total darkness and the ever-present danger of polar bears, this is not your average neighbourhood - and these are certainly not your average characters!

A lot can happen in the middle of nowhere. Take a trip to the most northerly town on the planet for this gripping docu-soap charting the real-life highs and lows of its quirky inhabitants. The series is set in the town of Longyearbyen, an isolated outpost in the breathtaking wilderness of the Svalbard archipelago, halfway between Norway and Greenland. As well as its mining business, Svalbard houses the global seed vault and is at the centre of worldwide research into polar bears, climatology and glaciology. As a result it is home to a unique expat community made up of 46 different nationalities, including American, British and Norwegian. With extreme arctic conditions, three months of total darkness and the ever-present danger of polar bears, this is not your average neighbourhood - and these are certainly not your average characters!

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Welcome to Svalbard

Longyearbyen on Svalbard, the northernmost town in the world, is a place like no other a place where you aren't allowed

EP 2

Life is Fragile

Meet the quirky characters who've chosen to live in one of the most remote and extreme places on the planet, including a

EP 3

Out of the Dark

Winter comes to Longyearbyen, meaning 24 hours of total darkness and extreme Arctic weather. Witness the aftermath of an

EP 4

Into the Light

Watch Christine put her new dog sledding skills to the test by entering the Hilmar Nois wilderness dog race. Meanwhile,

EP 5

Good Tracks or Bad Tracks

After the Arctic's warmest winter ever recorded, the residents of Svalbard are witnessing the effects. Professor Chris's

EP 6

On Thin Ice

Christine and Grace face their biggest test to date as they head to a remote cabin in the wilderness. Ben wrestles to re

EP 7

Worlds Apart

Visitors are a big deal in lonely Svalbard. See how the residents react when Christine's sister visits from England, Mar

EP 8

People Die Here

Christine and her lead dog prepare for Svalbard's biggest dog sled race, Wiggo struggles to quit smoking, and Doctor Ech

EP 9

Svalbard Solutions

Doctor Eckhardt treats three-month-old baby Malte, Professor Chris checks on an avalanche site, and Pastor Leif opens up

EP 10

An Uncertain Future

Ben is close to launching his local food business, while Wiggo and his wife, Claudia, set out in search of the summer's

Popular Cast

Stephen Mangan

Stephen Mangan

Self - Narrator