First Light

Longyearbyen, Svalbard, is the northernmost settlement in the world. About 3000 polar bears and 400 snow scooters outnumber its 2700 inhabitants. It...

This documentary follows various migratory bird species on their long journeys from their summer homes to the equator and back, covering thousands of...

This pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada's northern Quebec region. Although the production...

"Adrift" is shot on the arctic island of Spitzbergen and in Norway. It combines time-lapse photography with stop-motion animation of the landscape....

The adventures and exploits of Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867-1936), an intrepid scientist and explorer who laid the foundations of modern oceanography.

Dark fears over the North Pole. Long sheltered from large-scale industrial exploitation, the Arctic is now at risk of becoming the last El Dorado for...

Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan travels to the frozen north, deep inside the Arctic Circle, to meet the ancient Sami people and the animals they...

How in 1959, during the heat of the Cold War, the government of the United States decided to create a secret military base located in the far north...

In a seasonal special, Gordon Buchanan meets the animals who live in nature's winter wonderlands. He reveals their survival secrets, from the polar...

Why do we do incredibly difficult things that have no practical application? Is there a parallel between geographic and artistic exploration? Fram...

A black-and-white visual meditation of wilderness and the elements. Wildlife filmmaker Richard Sidey returns to the triptych format for a cinematic...