Peter Moore - The Weather Experiment

Prognostications and Forecasts

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 15^th May 2015, 09:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 7^th Mar 2020, 02:45 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

The first forecasts prove controversial among the scientific community, and Robert FitzRoy's reputation is threatened.

Peter Moore's vivid account of the 19th century quest to understand the weather.

Concluded by Tim McMullan.

Abridged by Sara Davies

Producer: Elizabeth Allard

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2015. Show less