A lot can happen in the middle of nowhere. Take a trip to the most northerly town on the planet for this gripping docu-soap charting the real-life highs and lows of its quirky inhabitants. The series is set in the town of Longyearbyen, an isolated outpost in the breathtaking wilderness of the Svalbard archipelago, halfway between Norway and Greenland. As well as its mining business, Svalbard houses the global seed vault and is at the centre of worldwide research into polar bears, climatology and glaciology. As a result it is home to a unique expat community made up of 46 different nationalities, including American, British and Norwegian. With extreme arctic conditions, three months of total darkness and the ever-present danger of polar bears, this is not your average neighbourhood - and these are certainly not your average characters!
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Air Date: 2016-08-28
Longyearbyen on Svalbard, the northernmost town in the world, is a place like no other a place where you aren't allow...
Air Date: 2016-09-04
Meet the quirky characters who've chosen to live in one of the most remote and extreme places on the planet, includin...
Air Date: 2016-09-11
Winter comes to Longyearbyen, meaning 24 hours of total darkness and extreme Arctic weather. Witness the aftermath of...
Air Date: 2016-09-18
Watch Christine put her new dog sledding skills to the test by entering the Hilmar Nois wilderness dog race. Meanwhil...
Air Date: 2016-09-25
After the Arctic's warmest winter ever recorded, the residents of Svalbard are witnessing the effects. Professor Chri...
Air Date: 2016-10-02
Christine and Grace face their biggest test to date as they head to a remote cabin in the wilderness. Ben wrestles to...
Air Date: 2016-10-09
Visitors are a big deal in lonely Svalbard. See how the residents react when Christine's sister visits from England, ...
Air Date: 2016-10-16
Christine and her lead dog prepare for Svalbard's biggest dog sled race, Wiggo struggles to quit smoking, and Doctor ...
Air Date: 2016-10-23
Doctor Eckhardt treats three-month-old baby Malte, Professor Chris checks on an avalanche site, and Pastor Leif opens...
Air Date: 2016-10-30
Ben is close to launching his local food business, while Wiggo and his wife, Claudia, set out in search of the summer...