
Documentary which follows the everyday people battling in the most extreme environment on earth to move Halley VI, a vital polar research station.
Britain's state-of-the-art Antarctic research base Halley VI is in trouble. Built on the Brunt Ice Shelf, it sits atop a massive slab of ice that extends far beyond the Antarctic shoreline. But the ice is breaking apart and just 6km from the station is an enormous crevasse, which threatens to separate Halley from the rest of the continent, setting the £28 million base adrift on a massive iceberg.
So Halley needs to move. But this is probably the toughest moving job on earth, and the team of 90 who have been tasked with the mission aren't just architectural or engineering experts. They are plumbers, mechanics and farmers from across the UK and beyond - ordinary men and women on an extraordinary adventure. Their practical skills will be what makes or breaks this move. The rescue mission has one thing in its favour: Halley was built on giant skis that mean it can be moved - in theory. But no-one has actually done it before.
Embedded with the team, BBC film-maker Natalie Hewit spent three months living on the ice, following these everyday heroes as they battle in the most extreme environment on earth to move this vital polar research station.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Series Editor | Steve Crabtree |
| Producer | Natalie Hewit |
Broadcasts
- Wed 7 Jun 201721:00BBC Two except Scotland
- Wed 7 Jun 201723:40BBC Two Scotland
- Tue 13 Jun 201700:05BBC Two except Wales
- Tue 13 Jun 201700:35BBC Two Wales
- Thu 22 Jun 201722:00
- Sun 25 Jun 201723:20
- Tue 4 Jul 201701:10
- Mon 5 Feb 201823:00
- Wed 19 Jun 201901:05
- Sun 22 Nov 202021:00
- Mon 23 Nov 202002:25
- Mon 11 Apr 202222:30
- Sun 17 Apr 202202:30
- Tue 14 Mar 202323:00
- Sun 10 Nov 202415:25BBC Two except Scotland
- Thu 10 Jul 202520:00
- Tomorrow23:50


