About the Episodes

Episode 1 | Life on the Edge

Life on the Edge follows Scandinavia’s coastline from the sheltered Baltic Sea, along the wild Atlantic, north to freezing Arctic waters. Storms threaten seal pups and basejumpers plummet into Norway’s fjords, while Europe’s largest eagles soar. Feisty puffins fight for burrows and orca and humpback whales feast on billions of herring. Those who survive here must navigate this unpredictable frontier between land and sea.

Episode 2 | Heartlands

Heartlands reveals Scandinavia’s magical forests and a labyrinth of waterways across the ever-changing seasons. Ravens outsmart golden eagles to get a winter meal, while Sami herders rely on reindeer in an ancient alliance. Illusive wolves and lynx stalk this secret world, and Osprey dive for fish in beaver lakes. Winter’s return sees skaters take to the first thin ice - a metaphor for our connection with the natural world.

Episode 3 | Fire and Ice

Fire and Ice explores the extremes of Scandinavia – volcanic Iceland, the high tundra and Arctic Svalbard. Musk Ox, Polar bears and arctic fox must all survive in a world ruled by the great pendulum of sunlight – from total darkness to midnight sun. Back-country skiiers embrace winter, while Glaciologists tap into climate change. For some, winter is about resilience until summer feasts, but for others it’s the summer heat which brings the greatest danger.