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Summer on the Frozen Planet

Photo of Gentoo penguin with chick and egg
Tonight’s episode of the OU/ BBC series Frozen Planet continues following the dramatic seasonal change on Earth through the eyes of the animals that struggle to survive them.

We see hunting polar bears, breeding penguins and Arctic wolves’ interaction with their cubs amongst the melting ice of the Arctic summer.

Interest in the series has been huge, with the free Open University Frozen Planet poster now requested over 85,000 times.

And course registrations for the new Frozen Planet course (S175) have surpassed 550 students. The poster can be downloaded at OpenLearn, where  there's more information about the polar regions. 

Frozen Planet is on BBC One tonight Wednesday 9 November at 9pm. 

Links 

Sir David Attenborough’s interview with Platform

Photo: Gentoo penguins, by Mark Brandon

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