On Thin Ice - Episode Guide

James Cracknell and Ben Fogle attempt to race to the South Pole. The duo start their training and find their third team member - actor Jonny Lee Miller.

A team of three adventurers prepares for a race to the South Pole. Jonny pulls out due to work commitments, leaving Ben and James in desperate need of a third team mate.

While Ben Fogle undergoes an intensive course of treatment for a lethal tropical illness, James Cracknell and new third team mate Doctor Ed Coats keep training for the race.

After days of Antarctic blizzards, the weather finally clears and Ben Fogle, Olympian James Cracknell and doctor Ed Coats reach the start line of the Amundsen South Pole Race.

After an extreme start to the race, Ben Fogle, James Cracknell and Ed Coats begin the second half on good form, but within days the conditions take a dangerous toll on the team.