The Coldest Shift

In the final episode - Rachel finds herself unexpectedly the G.P. to one of the most beautiful places in the world with only penguins, and multitudes of seals (and a small team) for company. As the pandemic's days seem numbered we learn about day to day life on South Georgia for its human and wildlife populations. Life, death and cooking. -- Presented by Dr. Rachel Varnam and Dr. Jenna Plank. The...

Covid-19 finally reaches Antarctica. But with British Antarctic Survey bases safe and isolated the crew of the Rachel and the crew of the James Clark Ross can ring in the New Year together. Not only that they can bring relief to others stranded and isolated in some of the most remote places in the world. But not everything goes to plan for Rachel. --- Presented by Dr. Rachel Varnam and Dr. Jenna P...

Island Hopping closer to their final destination, Rachel and the crew visit Bird Island, Deception Island, travel through stunning channels and bash through sea ice before Glaciated mountains tower above us. Of course all this is shot through with Secret Santa plans and emergency crafting with medical items from the onboard hospital before we celebrate Christmas in the most remote region of the wo...

Rachel and the crew of the RRS. James Clark Ross cross the antarctic convergence and the ship celebrates her (are all ships 'she's?) 30th birthday, and at last Rachel sees mountains looming on the horizon.  --- Presented by Dr. Rachel Varnam and Dr. Jenna Plank. The series is produced by Rachel Varnam and John Wakefield.  The Executive Producers are Claire Broughton and Laura Varnam.  The Studio E...

How do you beg to King Neptune for leniency?  As the J.C.R. crosses the equator on its final voyage down south old sea faring traditions take hold. We meet Mandy, the Third engineer about the J.C.R. who teaches us more about how the ship works below decks. And Rachel adds another meteorological string to her bow and yet another responsibility on her shoulders! --- Presented by Dr. Rachel Varnam an...

Can you cure sea sickness with a potato? The James Clark Ross begins her final voyage. With all of the staff having to travel by ship Rachel is thrown into the world of the scientists going down south, or FIDS (The Falkland Island Dependents) and the ship's crew. --- Presented by Dr. Rachel Varnam and Dr. Jenna Plank. The series is produced by Rachel Varnam and John Wakefield. The Executive Produc...

Having bid farewell to her family Rachel begins her role making sure Antarctica and the isolated teams down south can remain safe and Covid free in quarantine.   While there she finds out more about the incredible history of Polar Medicine, from unlikely drugs, to operating on your own body, and the exceptional work Polar science has done for our world.  ---  Presented by Dr. Rachel Varnam and Dr....

What does is take to be a Polar medic?  When Dr. Rachel Varnam asked her boss in A & E where her colleague had vanished to, she didn’t expect to be told ‘The Antarctic’. From that moment she knew she had to do the same.   Working for BASMU as ship’s doctor onboard the British Antarctic Survey’s research ship ‘The James Clarke Ross’ her dream comes true.   Yet, its 2020 and with the world in th...

In 2020 at the height of the pandemic, only one continent remained Covid free - Antarctica. And it was the job of the British Antarctic Survey, and Dr. Rachel Varnam, to keep it that way.   Determined to restart their essential scientific work, and relieve their isolated staff south of the line, for the first time in decades the Royal Research Ship James Clarke Ross sailed the whole dramatic voyag...