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Iceworld

British Antarctic Survey

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Frequency: 1 episode/49d. Total Eps: 56

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.

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S3 Ep14: The Life Antarctic, with marine biologist Nadia Frontier

Season 3 · Episode 14

mercredi 28 août 2024 • Duration 22:49

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, opening up about her 'double winter' living at Rothera Research Station.

Interviewed at King Edward Point by Louis Day (meet him in series 3, episode 1).

S3 Ep13: Ash Shinn is looking after your Antarctic research station

Season 3 · Episode 13

mercredi 14 août 2024 • Duration 17:11

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 enough of working in Antarctica. He's done a real tour of Antarctic Stations almost continuously since 2021 - he worked at BAS a through the winter at Rothera Research Station as a Mechanical Maintenance Technician, before going to New Zealand owned Scott Base, where temperatures plunged to -40°C. Host Nadia Frontier interviews him on their new deployment overwinter at the comparatively warm and green BAS King Edward Point station in South Georgia.
Nadia and Ash chat about what it's like to have worked at all these different stations, the ins and outs of Ash's job, and taking the time to appreciate the scenery when Antarctica starts to feel ordinary. What keeps Ash coming back to Antarctica season after season? What's it like looking after a remote station that's running mostly on hydro-electricity? And what, exactly, is a Reverse Osmosis Plant?
ICEWORLD is hosted and recorded by marine biologist Nadia Frontier, and produced in partnership with Boffin Media.

S3: Leadership and a life on the ice, with Professor Dame Jane Francis

Season 3

vendredi 8 mars 2024 • Duration 32:29

How many people can say they've lost count of their visits to Antarctica? In this special International Women's Day episode, Professor Dame Jane Francis (Director of British Antarctic Survey) chats to Nadia about her journey into science, fossil hunting in Antarctic mud, launching the RRS Sir David Attenborough with Sir David Attenborough, and leading change.
Iceworld is presented by marine biologist Nadia Frontier, produced in partnership with Boffin Media.

S3 Ep6: Chefs of Antarctica, with Sadhbh Moore and Katy Rumm

Season 3 · Episode 6

mercredi 28 février 2024 • Duration 32:48

Imagine cooking for 160 with only frozen, tinned and dried food... for a whole season. We all know the stomach is the route to the heart, so the meals need to feel fresh, nourishing and varied. Chefs might have the most important job at Rothera Research Station!
In this episode, Summer chef Sadhbh Moore chats to host Nadia Frontier about food sustainability, pickling and preserving, and channelling Hemsley + Hemsley. Winter Chef Katy talks about cooking with staff as the solo chef on station, her love of skiing, and the instinctive recipe adaptations that are part of being a chef in Antarctica.
Produced in partnership with Boffin Media.

S3 Ep5: Ryan Mathews on diving and exploring in Antarctic Winter

Season 3 · Episode 5

mercredi 14 février 2024 • Duration 22:35

Ryan talks to host Nadia Frontier about the extraordinary experience of living in Antarctica through the dark winter - the adventures, the challenges, and preparing for the arrival of the summer community.
Ryan Mathews was the Marine Assistant at Rothera Research Station, where he works on scientific diving in Antarctica's icy waters, and in the on-site laboratory (The Bonner Lab).
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Produced in partnership with Boffin Media; cover photograph of Ryan Mathews by Marek Figielski.

S3 Ep4: Stu McManus on his journey to Antarctica as an electrician

Season 3 · Episode 4

mardi 30 janvier 2024 • Duration 35:27

Stu McManus was the Winter Electrician at Rothera Research Station in 2022 - and due to unforeseen circumstances, he was the only person responsible for electrics across the season. His first Antarctic job was at King Edward Point Research Station on South Georgia.
Stu talks to host Nadia Frontier about overcoming imposter syndrome, camping in the Antarctic wilderness, and how his career as an electrician has helped him travel around the world.
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In case you missed them, here's an explanation of some of the Antarctic jargon:

Vikings - an accommodation block at Rothera
Sky Blu - a fuel depot used to supply the aircraft carrying field parties
N2 - a mountain
Lagoon - an island south of Rothera
Dash - the larger aircraft BAS use

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Cover photograph of Stu McManus by Catherine Maguire. Produced in partnership with Boffin Media.

S4: A polar voyage into the New Year, with Captain Matt Neill and Jo Johnson

Season 4

vendredi 29 décembre 2023 • Duration 36:15

Featuring buried festive duck, the A23a megaberg, and the mysterious 'King Neptune's Court'. Nadia Frontier talks to Captain Matt Neill of the Royal Research Ship Sir David Attenborough from the Southern Ocean, and geologist and experienced Antarctic field scientist Jo Johnson.
Jo and Matt talk about how they mark special occasions while in the field and at sea, and what it's like to juggle family and travelling for work. What's it like to explore and study the remote frozen places where people have never been before?
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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.

It's Christmas in Antarctica, with Aurelia Reichardt, Matt Hughes & Jo Cole

vendredi 22 décembre 2023 • Duration 37:31

Featuring a missing frozen turkey, après-ski cinema, and Antarctic Secret Santa. Nadia Frontier talks to the team at Rothera Research Station about spending the festive season in Antarctica. How does this remote community make Christmas special while investigating climate change in Earth's frozen places?

Produced in partnership with Boffin Media.

S3 Ep3: Joe Clay on small community living, and keeping the power on in Antarctica

Season 3 · Episode 3

samedi 9 décembre 2023 • Duration 14:27

Imagine being the person in charge of keeping the power on at a research base in Antarctica. That's Joe's job, no pressure. Joe Clay was the Generator Mechanic at Rothera Research Station during Antarctic Winter 2022.
Joe chats to host Nadia Frontier about finding his calling with an apprenticeship in the Merchant Navy, travelling the world as an engineer, and getting used to living in an extreme polar environment. Who inspired Joe to overcome his imposter syndrome for a job at British Antarctic Survey? And what exactly is the Gen Shed?

S3 Ep2: Allie Clement on scientific fishing and life as an Marine Assistant in Antarctica

Season 3 · Episode 2

dimanche 19 novembre 2023 • Duration 23:56

Allie Clement chats to host Nadia Frontier about their work as a fisheries scientist at King Edward Point Research Station in South Georgia, and moving to Rothera Research Station as Dive Officer and Marine Assistant.
Allie talks about their journey into working as a fisheries scientist, the krill fishing industry, and what actually happens on a research trip. Why does Allie love working in Antarctica, and why did they decide to come back to work at Rothera?

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