Alaska: Earth's Frozen Kingdom
Alaska: Earth's Frozen Kingdom is a three-part BBC documentary series that looks at a year in Alaska, revealing the stories of pioneering Alaskans, both animal and human,
as they battle the elements and reap the benefits of nature's seasonal gold rush.
Alaska is huge - by far the biggest US state - and still one of the wildest places on earth. It has deep forests and vast mountain ranges, and a third of it sits above the Arctic Circle.
The whole state goes through some of the most extreme seasonal changes: temperatures can reach over 90F in summer and can plummet to -80F in the winter. Yet plenty survives here,
and it is home to some of the hardiest animals on the planet. Each one has its own quirky way of getting through the challenges of the seasons. Above all, this is a land of great characters.
| Episode 1 - Spring |
Episode 1 - Spring
As spring lights up the land, Alaska faces one of the greatest transformations on earth. For those animals emerging from a long winter's sleep, it's a time of intense competition, as everything is in a rush to cash in on Alaska's riches.
Episode 2 - Summer
No season brings more surprises than an Alaskan summer. It lures hummingbirds up from the tropics, exposes deserts in the Arctic and relies on parachuting firefighters to tackle forest fires in its vast wilderness. Summer is a narrow window of plenty, when the land is bathed in 24-hour sunlight.
Episode 3 - Winter
Surviving the bone-chilling cold, deadly blizzards and darkness of an Alaskan winter takes courage, cunning and remarkable endurance. In the raw beauty of windswept mountain peaks, icy tundra and snowbound forests.
| Related Links |
| Alaska - wikipedia Alaska is a U.S. state situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent. Bordering the state to the east is the Canadian territory of Yukon and the Canadian province of British Columbia, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait. |
| Alaska's Call of the Wild For centuries, thousands of adventurers have answered Alaska's "call of the wild," seeking thrills and fortunes in a state rife with postcard-perfect beauty... and lethal dangers. |
| Great Alaskan Railroad Journeys This is a BBC documentary series presented by Michael Portillo, traveling across Alaska guided by his 1899 Appleton's Guide-Book to Alaska. |
| Frozen Planet This is a nature documentary series, co-produced by the BBC, the Discovery Channel and The Open University, focusing on life and the environment in both the Arctic and Antarctic. |
| Human Planet - Arctic: Life in the Deep Freeze This episode tells remarkable stories of extraordinary people who make their homes in nature's deep freeze - the Arctic. It includes hunting Greenland sharks in Greenland, herding Reindeer in Norway, and removing Polar Bears in Churchill, Manitoba. |
| Land of the Eagle - The First and Last Frontier Alaska, the northernmost mainland of America was the gateway for the native peoples that, 10,000 years ago, came from Asia to the New World. |
| Planet Earth: Ice Worlds This episode looks at the regions of the Arctic and Antarctica. The latter contains 90% of the world's ice, and stays largely deserted until the spring, when visitors arrive to harvest its waters. |
| Nature's Great Events This is a BBC wildlife documentary series narrated by David Attenborough, featuring some of the world's most spectacular wildlife events. |
