The Secret Life of Ice
Dr Gabrielle Walker looks deep within the ice crystal to try to discover how something so ephemeral has the power to sculpt landscapes, preserve the past and inform the future.
Ice is one of the strangest, most beguiling and mesmerising substances in the world. Full of contradictions, it is transparent, yet it can glow with colour, it is powerful enough to shatter rock, but it can melt in the blink of an eye. It takes many shapes, from the fleeting beauty of a snowflake to the multimillion-tonne vastness of a glacier and the eeriness of the ice fountains of far-flung moons.
Science writer Dr Gabrielle Walker has been obsessed with ice ever since she first set foot on Arctic sea ice. In this programme, she searches out some of the secrets hidden deep within the ice crystal to try to discover how something so ephemeral has the power to sculpt landscapes, to preserve our past and inform our future.
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Turning liquid into ice
Duration: 02:24
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Ice Under Pressure
Duration: 03:13
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Abseiling into the heart of a glacier.
Duration: 02:25
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The Secret Life of Ice Introduction
Duration: 02:31
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Gabrielle Walker |
| Producer | Helen Shariatmadari |
| Director | Helen Shariatmadari |
| Executive Producer | Helen Thomas |
Broadcasts
- Thu 27 Oct 2011 20:00
Thu 27 Oct 2011 23:0091热爆 HD- Fri 28 Oct 2011 02:25
- Sat 29 Oct 2011 22:25
- Sun 30 Oct 2011 21:0091热爆 HD
- Mon 31 Oct 2011 00:0091热爆 HD
- Sat 12 Nov 2011 23:25
- Sun 27 Nov 2011 00:1091热爆 HD
- Tue 20 Dec 2011 23:00
- Tue 28 Feb 2012 00:20
- Wed 6 Jun 2012 20:00
- Thu 7 Jun 2012 00:50
- Tue 12 Jun 2012 00:30
- Wed 18 Dec 2013 20:00
- Thu 19 Dec 2013 01:00
- Mon 12 Oct 2015 20:00
- Tue 13 Oct 2015 03:00
- Christmas Eve 2018 19:00
- Christmas Day 2018 02:40
- Sun 5 Apr 2020 19:00