Peter Moore - The Weather Experiment

Shipwreck and Storm Warnings

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 13^th May 2015, 09:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 5^th Mar 2020, 02:45 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Peril on the high seas leads Robert FitzRoy to devise an innovative storm warning system.

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