20 years ago, what was previously the Soviet Union's model town in the high arctic closed for good. Today, though, it's slowly being revitalized. 

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Pyramiden: The High-Arctic Soviet Ghost Town

Why and how people live in earth's most isolated and extreme settlements. 

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On January 1st, 2020, St Helena enters what will potentially be the most important and consequential decade in its history.
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St Helena's Decisive Decade

Suddenly, 800 tourists arrive on the tiny island of St Helena.
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Cruise Ship Day

After 500 years alone, St Helena gets a little closer to the world.

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An Island and its Airport

When you go to a tiny, isolated island in the middle of the South Atlantic and get invited to dinner by the island's top two economists, you say yes.


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Dinner with the Economists

200 years of St Helena's history in a tidy 30 minutes. 


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Pyramiden: The High-Arctic Soviet Ghost Town

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