The penultimate part of David Attenborough's acclaimed nature series. This episode looks at us humans, one of the polar regions' most ingenious inhabitants.

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All episodes for series 1 of Frozen Planet

  • S1 E1 · To the Ends of the Earth

    At the North Pole, the sun returns after six months of darkness.

  • S1 E2 · Spring

    Spring arrives in the polar regions, and the sun appears after an absence of five months.

  • S1 E3 · Summer

    Polar animals race to rear their young during times of plenty under the midnight sun.

  • S1 E4 · Autumn

    Autumn brings epic journeys for polar wildlife as most hurry to escape the refreeze.

  • S1 E5 · Winter

    The story of the few extreme survivors who remain in the polar regions during winter.

  • S1 E6 · The Last Frontier

    What draws humans to the coldest and most hostile reaches of our planet?