First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four
Alok Jha charts the history of weather forecasting. He tells the story of how meteorology became one of the most important scientific endeavours of the modern age. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four
Alok Jha investigates how modern weather forecasting was born amid 20th-century catastrophes, as meteorologists helped fight two world wars and tried to predict natural disasters. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Alok Jha charts the history of weather forecasting. In the 1850s, driven to prevent sea disasters, meteorologist Robert Fitzroy issued Britain's first storm warnings. Show more
