King talks climate change on ITV

King Charles has taken part in an ITV documentary to discuss climate change with adventurer Steve Backshall.

In the documentary, Backstall will retrace King Charles’s steps from his 1975 trip to the Canadian Arctic. He will also discuss the effects of climate change on the Arctic.

ITV and Fresh Start Media worked together to create a 90-minute documentary, Steve Backshall’s Royal Arctic Challenge, that will air as part of the Christmas schedule for ITV.

Aside from discussions of climate change with His Majesty, Backstall will retrace the King’s steps from his 1975 trek when he was Prince of Wales. The pair will also discuss walking through the land, accompanied by archived footage.

Regarding his trip to the Arctic, Steve Backshall said: “To see the Arctic through The King’s eyes – then and now – was both inspiring and sobering. Standing where The King once stood, diving beneath the same Arctic ice he explored half a century ago, was humbling beyond words. His Majesty was raising the alarm for the natural world long before most of us realised how urgent that call would become. His commitment to protecting our planet runs through every fibre of this story.”

The 1975 hike helped show the King’s commitment to climate change years before it was popular.

ITV said, “The future King’s 1975 formative trip to the Canadian Arctic was a true adventure in freezing temperatures, taking in dog sledging and even a dive beneath the ice, while learning about the local Inuit people’s culture and dependence on the environment around them.”

ITV has said the documentary was made by Fresh Start Media Production and directed by Marshall Corwin. Nicky Cox and Marshall Corwin are the Executive Producers.