On Thin Ice

On Thin Ice

BBC Two Ended

1 Season · 5 Episodes · Premiered June 28, 2009 · Ended July 26, 2009

James Cracknell and Ben Fogle attempt to race to the South Pole.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

5 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Sun, Jun 28 2009 8:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
James Cracknell and Ben Fogle attempt to race to the South Pole. The duo start their training and find their third team member - actor Jonny Lee Miller.
E02
Episode 2
Sun, Jul 5 2009 8:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
A team of three adventurers prepares for a race to the South Pole. Jonny pulls out due to work commitments, leaving Ben and James in desperate need of a third team mate.
E03
Episode 3
Sun, Jul 12 2009 8:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
While Ben Fogle undergoes an intensive course of treatment for a lethal tropical illness, James Cracknell and new third team mate Doctor Ed Coats keep training for the race.
E04
Episode 4
Sun, Jul 19 2009 8:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
After days of Antarctic blizzards, the weather finally clears and Ben Fogle, Olympian James Cracknell and doctor Ed Coats reach the start line of the Amundsen South Pole Race.
E05
Episode 5
Sun, Jul 26 2009 8:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
After an extreme start to the race, Ben Fogle, James Cracknell and Ed Coats begin the second half on good form, but within days the conditions take a dangerous toll on the team.
James Cracknell
James Cracknell as Himself
Ben Fogle
Ben Fogle as Himself
Alexis Girardet as Narrator
Ed Coats as Himself
Jonny Lee Miller
Jonny Lee Miller as Himself

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