The Ice Age
46min
It's cheap, highly addictive and ultra-powerful. "Ice", or crystal methamphetamine, is now more popular than heroin. It plays havoc with the minds and the bodies of addicts, filling emergency wards with dangerous, psychotic patients. But little is known about the long term effects of the drug or even how to treat the addiction. And health services are not prepared for the chaos ice has just started to unleash. This documentary reports on the hidden epidemic.
Reuters: Antarctic ice sheet hangs by thread 26 March
2min
Wilkins is the largest ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula to be threatened so far. Satellite images show the collapse began on February 28 as a massive iceberg fell away from the ice shelf's southwestern front. This lead to a runaway disintegration of the shelf interior. Wilkins Ice Shelf spans about 13,000 square km (5,000 square miles) and is located on the southwest Antarctic Peninsula about 1,600 km (1,000 miles) south of South America.
Hasbro: Frosty Snow Cone Machine & Frosty Freeze Ice-Creamer
29sec
A 1960s television advertisement for Hasbro: Frosty Snow Cone Machine & Frosty Freeze Ice-Creamer.
Lake Vostock
5min
Hidden lake in Antarctica.
Reuters: Explorer passengers await airlift 24 November
2min
All 154 people on board the Explorer were rescued after the cruise ship hit ice in the Antarctic Ocean and sank.
Deep sea tourism - down to Titanic
5min
A look at deep sea tourism
Reuters: Antarctic cruise hits iceberg 23 November
2min
No one was injured when all but two people abandoned the M.S. Explorer in the Antarctic Ocean and were picked up by two other passenger boats. The ship, built in 1969, was carrying 85 passengers and 15 crew on the luxury cruise.
Seas in Danger
10min
Documentary about the state of Europe's marine environment and the announcement of The European Commission's intention to draw up an entire strategy for the sea. Over-fishing, introduced species, the destruction of natural habitats, chemical substances and heavy metals, tank-flushing at sea and microbiological pollution - these are just a few of the problems facing our seas.
Tsunami – The Day The Wave Came
30min
This is a comprehensive re-telling of how events unfolded around the Indian Ocean in December 2004. Ross Coulthart travelled soon after that fateful day to see the devastation for himself and to talk to those that witnessed it. Why did it happen, why was there no warning? Weaving original footage with eye, witness accounts, he has created a definitive documentary of the event.
