Alexander Armstrong talks to Paul Blezard

Actor, comedian and television presenter Alexander Armstrong discusses his new three-part ITV documentary and book, Land of the Midnight Sun – recounting his epic 8,000-mile journey around the Arctic – and introduces preview clips from the three episodes before they are premiered on ITV. 

Armstrong set off from Scandinavia for Iceland, Greenland, Canada and Alaska. He learnt how to survive wildly unpredictable weather and temperatures down to minus 40 degrees Celsius. Along the way he witnessed some of the natural wonders of the world and found out why the region holds such a magnetic lure for its inhabitants. Armstrong praises the warmth of the welcome he received on a journey he described as “always cold, often perilous, frequently hilarious”.

Armstrong rose to fame as one half of the comedy duo Armstrong & Miller first on Channel Four and then in a Bafta-winning version on the BBC. He is a frequent host on Have I Got News for You and but is best-known as host of the hugely successful BBC daytime quiz show Pointless. He has acted on television in both straight roles and in sitcoms including Love Life, Life Begins, Mutual Friends and Hunderby. Land of the Midnight Sun will air on ITV later this year.

This event is chaired by Paul Blezard and lasts two hours.

In association with the ITV network