Frozen Planet

For the first time in a long time, I was hugely impressed by a telly programme last night. These days, I've all but given up on watching anything but the odd quiz show, a bit of sport and the news, but I happened to catch Frozen Planet last night.

I suppose it helps having a large-screen stereo telly for the first time ever (welcome to the 90s at last), but I can't remember the last time I sat and watched open-mouthed and smiling as I was constantly impressed by the amazing stuff I was being shown.

Highlights include the ice caves under Mount Erebus, the pods of orcas washing seals off ice floes, and the Greenland meltwater rivers - oh to have a go on one of those in a rubber ring! Well, as long as I could get off before the water goes down the mile-deep hole.

As an aside - a mile-deep hole leading to the bottom of a glacier - wouldn't that be great for disposing of bodies? :)

On a related theme - there's an image of the day from the British Antarctic Survey posted here ( www.antarctica.ac.uk/images/daily/image.php) which has some stunning pictures. And some quite dull ones too, but the good ones are worth it.