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Barry Lopez reflects on his encounters with the surprisingly varied and resilient inhabitants of the polar north - and on modern man鈥檚 vexed relationship with this beguiling land.

A breath-taking natural, social and cultural history of the Arctic, revealing the essential mystery and beauty of a continent that has enchanted man's imagination and ambition since time immemorial.

Published in 1986, Lopez's visionary account of his journey across the polar caps is a celebration of the Arctic in all its guises.

A hostile landscape of ice, freezing oceans and dazzling skyscapes, home to millions of diverse animals and people, it is also the backdrop to massive migrations by land, sea and air and the setting of epic exploratory voyages.

Omnibus of five parts abridged by Richard Hamilton.

Read by Kyle Soller.

Producer: Karen Holden

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in June 2012.