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Wild Scandinavia
Graphic of a BASE jumper, polar bear, two birds seemingly fighting and a stream of lava. The image has the title "Wild Scandinavia" and the logos of the BBC and PBS.
GenreNature documentary
Narrated byRebecca Ferguson
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes3
Production
Production locationScandinavia
Production companyBBC Natural History Unit
Original release
NetworkPBS
BBC Two
Release2023 (2023) –
2023 (2023)

Wild Scandinavia is a 2023 three-part natural history television series, exploring the nature and culture of Scandinavia. The series is narrated by Swedish actress Rebecca Ferguson.[1][2][3]

The series was made by the BBC Studios Natural History Unit, and co-produced by PBS.[4] It premiered on PBS and BBC Two.[5]

Plot

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Covering diverse Nordic landscapes—southern Denmark's sandy plains, Iceland's volcanoes, Sweden's forests, and prominently Norway's fjords—the series also features extreme human activities such as fjord cliff BASE jumping.[6] The first episode, Life on the Edge, explores how animals interact on Scandinavia's coast.[6] It shows the lives of animals such as polar bears, orca, puffins, reindeer and musk ox.[7][8]

A separate German documentary on similar topics, Wildes Skandinavien, was broadcast in 2010-2011, the two series are unrelated.[9]

Episodes

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  • Life on the Edge[10]
  • Heartlands
  • Ice and Fire[11]

Reception

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The series had a positive critical reception.[12][13] John Anderson of The Wall Street Journal praised the series' "startlingly beautiful and intimate imagery", which he considered to be part of "a quiet revolution under way in nature cinematography."[6]

References

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  1. ↑ "What to watch". Missoulian. May 10, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Wild Scandinavia" – via www.pbs.org.
  3. ↑ Cartmill, Claire. "Wild Scandinavia: Rebecca Ferguson to front new BBC Scandinavian wildlife series". News Letter. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "BBC Factual Commissions Three Brand New Series From BBC Studios Natural History Unit". www.bbc.co.uk.
  5. ↑ "Wild Scandinavia: discover the furthest northern reaches of Europe". BBC Media Centre. BBC. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 Anderson, John (May 9, 2023). "'Wild Scandinavia: Life on the Edge' Review: Nordic Nature on PBS". Wall Street Journal.
  7. ↑ "Wild Scandinavia - 2023 - PBS Documentary Series Trailer". YouTube. PBS. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Wild Scandinavia - BBC". BBC. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Green Screen Naturfilmfestival: Wildes Skandinavien". Green Screen film festival. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "How to watch Wild Scandinavia online or on TV". whattowatch.com. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "Wild Scandinavia, Series 1, Ice and Fire". BBC. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  12. ↑ Midgley, Carol (2024-01-15). "Wild Scandinavia review — a bracing glide through the Norwegian fjords". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  13. ↑ Rees, Jasper (2023-12-31). "Wild Scandinavia, BBC Two, review: an hour of unadulterated Nordic phwoar". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
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