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Sunshine with Scattered Showers

Synopsis
Examines Piers Corbyn’s weather forecasting technique whereby he reads the weather from sunspots and claims to be able to predict th weather up to 12 months in advance. His work is profitable, but meteorologists remain sceptical.
Series
Qed, Series
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.
Year of production
1996
Availability
Sale; 1997 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Notes
Broadcast on BBC1 on 4/7/96.
Subjects
Physics
Keywords
meteorology

Credits

Producer
Richard Dale

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact
Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
Email
BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
Web
https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
Phone
+44 (0) 20 8433 1009
Address
BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK
Notes
The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’

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