Savage Skies
- Synopsis
- Series examining extreme weather conditions and their effects, using footage taken by those caught up on the events and their first-hand accounts.
1) Thunderhead clouds, thunderstorms, ‘lightning bullets’ in America, flash floods in Lynmouth in Devon, giant hailstones, devastating winds that can knock planes from the sky.
2) Tornadoes and lightning bolts, and people who chase tornados. Includes footage of a tornado that went through Wichita, Kansas, in 1991.
3) The destructive power of hurricanes, with footage of Hurricane Andrew, which devastated Florida in August 1992. Shows how the behaviour of the skies is linked to the seas. Tells of families whose homes wewre ripped from over their heads and asks if Britain’s October 1987 storm was really a hurricane.
4) Archive footage and eye-witness reports recall stories of record snowfalls, blizzards, and Britain’s big freeze in 1962-63. Shows Oimyakon, Siberia, the coldest town on earth; surviving blizzards in Scotland’s Cairngorm mountains; snowfalls in Buffalo, New York. - Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; 2 videocassettes. VHS. col. 208 min.
- Year of production
- 1996
- Availability
- out of distribution; 2000 sale: £19.99 (inclusive) 2000 sale: £59.95 (+VAT +p&p) - Granada
- Notes
- Broadcast on ITV from 19/3/96.
- Subjects
- Physics
- Keywords
- hurricanes; meteorology; weather
Credits
- Producer
- Bill Jones
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £9.18
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 200 minutes
- Year
- 2013
Sections
- Title
- Fire and rain
- Synopsis
- 1) Thunderhead clouds, thunderstorms, 'lightning bullets' in America, flash floods in Lynmouth in Devon, giant hailstones, devastating winds that can knock planes from the sky.
- Title
- Riders on the storm
- Synopsis
- 2) Tornadoes and lightning bolts, and people who chase tornados. Includes footage of a tornado that went through Wichita, Kansas, in 1991.
- Title
- Monsters from the deep
- Synopsis
- 3) The destructive power of hurricanes, with footage of Hurricane Andrew, which devastated Florida in August 1992. Shows how the behaviour of the skies is linked to the seas. Tells of families whose homes wewre ripped from over their heads and asks if Bri
- Title
- Winter’s tale, The
- Synopsis
- 4) Archive footage and eye-witness reports recall stories of record snowfalls, blizzards, and Britain's big freeze in 1962-63. Shows Oimyakon, Siberia, the coldest town on earth; surviving blizzards in Scotland's Cairngorm mountains; snowfalls in Buffalo,
Production Company
- Name
Granada Television
- Web
- http://www.granadamedia.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7734 8080
- Fax
- 020 7494 6280
- Address
- Non-Theatric Sales
36 Golden Square
London
W1R 4AH
Distributor
- Name
Network
- shop@networkonair.com
- Web
- http://networkonair.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01992 657707
- Address
- 19-20 Blythe Road
Berghem Mews
Hammersmith
London
W14 0HN - Notes
- Founded in 1997, Network specialises in distributing niche television programmes, predominantly licensed from Granada Ventures and Fremantle. They have recently branched into feature film distribution. Sale via retail outlets or direct via Network’s website, which has some’web exclusive’ offers.
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