02: Wet | Wild Weather

Duration: 58'02''

Synopsis

A series in which Donal Macintyre goes in search of the world's wildest weather. In this programme, he learns about floods and the world's wettest places.

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01: Wind | Wild Weather

01: Wind | Wild Weather

BBC One | 2002 | 58'27''

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 syst...

03: Cold | Wild Weather

03: Cold | Wild Weather

BBC One | 2002 | 57'28''

Donal Macintyre explores extreme cold weather. He is buried alive, frozen solid and meets those that have survived the deadliest winter weather, from...

04: Heat | Wild Weather

04: Heat | Wild Weather

BBC One | 2002 | 57'28''

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Climate in the City | Wild Weather

Climate in the City | Wild Weather

BBC One | 2010 | 29'00''

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Heat in the UK | Wild Weather

Heat in the UK | Wild Weather

BBC One | 2010 | 4'42''

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Jet Stream | Wild Weather

Jet Stream | Wild Weather

BBC One | 2010 | 2'52''

An exploration of flooding in Britain due to a disruption in the jet stream caused by global warming.

The South West | Wild Weather

The South West | Wild Weather

BBC One | 2010 | 20'22''

David Braine examines extreme weather. The South West enjoys milder, wilder and more varied weather than the rest of England. Parts of the regi...

Tornadoes and Lightning | Wild Weather

Tornadoes and Lightning | Wild Weather

BBC One | 2010 | 2'51''

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Wild Weather of the Midlands | Wild Weather

Wild Weather of the Midlands | Wild Weather

BBC One | 2010 | 19'19''

From tornados to floods, Shefali Oza goes in search of the Midlands' most extreme weather. She discovers how the region's landsca...

Wild Weather of the West | Wild Weather

Wild Weather of the West | Wild Weather

BBC One | 2010 | 19'28''

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03: Weather | A Perfect Planet

BBC One | 2021 | 57'57''

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Episode 2 | Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey

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BBC Two | 2012 | 58'58''

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Rainfall | Wild Weather with Richard Hammond

Rainfall | Wild Weather with Richard Hammond

BBC One | 2014 | 6'13''

Why does water fall as rain? Richard Hammond demonstrates the effect of water on other physical objects.

Episode 3 | Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey

Episode 3 | Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey

BBC Two | 2012 | 58'01''

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Tornado rotation | Dangerous Earth

BBC Four | 2016 | 1'29''

Dr Helen Czerski explains what creates the rotation of a tornado.

Episode 3 | The Great British Weather

Episode 3 | The Great British Weather

BBC One | 2011 | 55'46''

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02: The Sun | A Perfect Planet

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BBC One | 2021 | 58'03''

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Bang Goes the Winter Weather | Bang Goes the Theory

Bang Goes the Winter Weather | Bang Goes the Theory

BBC One | 2011 | 59'07''

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El Niño | Journeys into the Ring of Fire

El Niño | Journeys into the Ring of Fire

BBC Four | 2006 | 2'12''

Iain Stewart explains the causes and impacts of the warmer waters created by the El Niño effect.

Measuring Tornadoes | Wild Weather with Richard Hammond

Measuring Tornadoes | Wild Weather with Richard Hammond

BBC Four | 2014 | 5'23''

Richard Hammond measures the wind speed of a tornado.

Measuring Wind Speed | Wild Weather with Richard Hammond

Measuring Wind Speed | Wild Weather with Richard Hammond

BBC Four | 2014 | 2'41''

Richard Hammond explains how the 'Dominator' measures the wind speed of a tornado.

Tornado | Wild Weather with Richard Hammond

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BBC Four | 2014 | 1'50''

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03: Wind | How Earth Made Us

BBC Two | 2010 | 58'52''

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