Wild Weather, Series
- Synopsis
- A four-part series on the world’s weather.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2002
- Year of production
- 2002
- Notes
- Broadcast on BBC 1 in 4 weekly parts, beginning 29/9/02
- Subjects
- Geography; Physics
- Keywords
- meteorology; weather
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £19.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 200 minutes
- Year
- 2003
- Type
- VHS
- Format
- PAL
- Price
- £15.99 (inclusive)
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 200 minutes
- Year
- 2003
Sections
- Title
- Wind
- Synopsis
- Series in which Donal MacIntyre goes in search of the world’s wildest weather. This edition uses 3-D graphics to illustrate how wind and weather systems work. As well as standing in winds of 136mph, he meets those who have been caught in the middle of hurricanes and tornados
- Duration
- 50 mins
- Title
- Wet
- Synopsis
- In this programme, as well as visiting the wettest places in Europe and the world, Donal McIntyre finds out about the devastating effects of floods and the route of the Thermohaline Conveyor, which leads to the warm seas of the Caribbean. On the dry plains of Texas, he meets local farmers who are hoping to find a way of manufacturing their own rain.
- Duration
- 50 mins
- Title
- Cold
- Synopsis
- Donal MacIntyre experiences the freezing temperatures of the Arctic and beds down in a snowhole in Greenland to see how much cold his body can take. He also meets those who have survived avalanches and ice storms, visits Mount Washington - home to the world’s worst weather - and climbs an awe-inspiring glacier.
- Duration
- 50 mins
- Title
- Hot
- Synopsis
- In the last programme of the series, Donal MacIntyre experiences hot and humid conditions in the jungles of Belize, a region where the sun’s energy is at its most intense. He also attempts the exhausting seven-day test of endurance that is the Marathon des Sables, and learns more about the awesome power of lightning.
- Duration
- 50 mins
Production Company
- Name
BBC Television
Distributor
- Name
BBC Worldwide Publishing
- Web
- http://www.bbcworldwide.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 8576 3560
- Fax
- 020 8576 3570
- Address
- 80 Wood Lane
London
W12 0TT - Notes
- Since Spring 2005, for home video releases see BBC, 2 Entertain Video
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