Peter Moore - The Weather Experiment

The Weather Report

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 12^th May 2015, 09:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 4^th Mar 2020, 02:45 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Captain FitzRoy's star is in the ascent, and there is innovation at the observatory in Greenwich.

Peter Moore's lively account tells the story of the adventurous 19th century quest to understand the weather.

Read by Tim McMullan.

Abridged by Sara Davies

Producer: Elizabeth Allard

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