Specials

Episodes • 2014

Sue Aikens
Erik Salitan
Andy Bassich
Kate Rorke-Bassich
Chip Hailstone
Agnes Hailstone
Through the Darkness

1. Through the Darkness

60 min

Alaskans live and die by the changing seasons. It's a constant fight to survive the brutality of the changing weather through sustenance hunting, trapping, fishing and relying on self-sufficient ingenuity. NGC follows six Alaskans as they fight through the freeze, the dark winter, the break up and the thaw. Then, as they spend summer preparing to do it all again.

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Beyond Survival

2. Beyond Survival

60 min

Alaskans living in remote corners of the Arctic fight to build a prosperous life in one of the most inhospitable places on earth. Through the brutal and unforgiving seasons, they have staked their claim and are determined to carve out a life of relative comfort in the wilds of Alaska.

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Land of Extremes

3. Land of Extremes

60 min

A compilation of Season 5, highlighting the environment of Alaska, and all of the challenges it brings.

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Codes of Survival

4. Codes of Survival

60 min

As they work in Alaska’s harsh wilderness, each person learns his or her own lesson about the law of the land.

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Tools of the Trade

5. Tools of the Trade

60 min

For Alaskans, building a life of freedom that can endure the cruel elements of the Arctic can only be done by employing the tools of the trade.

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