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!
Show Info
Network: BBC America
(2016 -
2016)
Schedule: Sundays
(50 min)
Status: Ended
Show Type:
Documentary
Episodes ordered: 10 episodes
(waiting for more votes)
Previous Episode
An Uncertain Future
Episode 1x10; Oct 30, 2016
Ben is close to launching his local food business, while Wiggo and his wife, Claudia, set out in search of the summer's first Arctic cod. Mark joins tourists visiting the world's northernmost ghost town, and Sasha gives an entertaining tour.
Previous Episodes
Episode Name | Airdate | Trailer |
---|---|---|
1x10: An Uncertain Future | Oct 30, 2016 | |
1x09: Svalbard Solutions | Oct 23, 2016 | |
1x08: People Die Here | Oct 16, 2016 |
Cast
Stephen Mangan
voices NarratorExtra Details
Also known as:
- Ice town - elämää äärirajoilla ( Finland)
- Arctique : Les hommes de l'ultime frontière ( France)
- Svalbard: Life on the Edge ( Norway)