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Storm Troupers: The Fight to Forecast the Weather

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Mon 6^th Jun 2016, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Fri 7^th Jun 2019, 01:00 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

Contributors

Presenter:: Alok Jha
Producer:: James Sandy
Director:: James Sandy
Executive Producer:: Paul Sen
Series Producer:: Paul Sen
Production Company:: KEO North

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FactualScience & Nature

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Bangkok Airport

Episode 4: Love Is in the Air

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Thu 12^th Feb 2015, 21:00 on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: Wed 23^rd Mar 2016, 03:00 on BBC Three HD

Young Brits pass through Bangkok Airport to embark on adventures of a lifetime. On Valentine's Day, romance blossoms for immigration officers Bert and Nat. Show more

Contributors

Production Company:: KEO North
Series Producer:: Fiona Inskip
Executive Producer:: Paula Trafford

Bangkok Airport

Episode 2: Are You Being Served?

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Thu 29^th Jan 2015, 21:00 on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: Tue 22^nd Mar 2016, 03:00 on BBC Three

Young Brits pass through Bangkok airport to embark on adventures of a lifetime. We meet the star of VAT refunds and the airport doctor with his own fan club. Show more

Contributors

Production Company:: KEO North
Series Producer:: Fiona Inskip
Executive Producer:: Paula Trafford

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FactualTravel

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Documentaries

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Bangkok Airport

Episode 6: Trouble in Paradise

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Thu 26^th Feb 2015, 21:00 on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: Thu 24^th Mar 2016, 03:00 on BBC Three HD

Documentary series about life inside Bangkok Airport. A tourist tries to strangle an airport official, and a Full Moon party goes wrong for two British girls. Show more

Contributors

Production Company:: KEO North
Series Producer:: Fiona Inskip
Executive Producer:: Paula Trafford

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FactualTravel

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Documentaries

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The Last Seabird Summer?

Episode 1: Living with the Birds

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 1^st Mar 2016, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sat 27^th Jul 2019, 19:00 on BBC Four HD

Series following Adam Nicolson and the threatened seabirds of the Shiants. As they arrive from the Atlantic, he traces our history of dependence on seabirds. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Adam Nicolson
Production Company:: KEO North
Executive Producer:: Andrew Palmer
Executive Producer:: Nigel Pope
Series Producer:: James Nutt
Director:: James Nutt
Participant:: Stuart Housden
Participant:: Davide Scridel
Participant:: Phil Taylor
Participant:: Bob Furness
Participant:: John Baldwin
Participant:: Roddy MacLeod
Participant:: Donald McLeod
Participant:: Donald Morrison
Participant:: Maggie Sheddan
Participant:: Donald Murray
Participant:: Harpa Porey Sigurdardottir
Participant:: Sigurdur Henningsson
Participant:: Jim Lennon
Participant:: Dave Dutton
Participant:: Penny Holiday

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FactualScience & NatureNature & Environment

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The Last Seabird Summer?

The Last Seabird Summer?

Episode 2: Trouble at Sea

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Tue 8^th Mar 2016, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sat 3^rd Aug 2019, 19:00 on BBC Four HD

Series following Adam Nicolson and the threatened seabirds of the Shiant Isles. In Iceland, Adam sees colonies where nearly all the birds have been wiped out. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Adam Nicolson
Production Company:: KEO North
Executive Producer:: Andrew Palmer
Executive Producer:: Nigel Pope
Series Producer:: James Nutt
Director:: James Nutt
Participant:: Erpur S Hansen
Participant:: Aevar Petersen
Participant:: Phil Taylor
Participant:: Bob Furness
Participant:: Grimur Gislason
Participant:: Roddy MacLeod
Participant:: Donald McLeod
Participant:: Donald Morrison
Participant:: Sigureir Jonnsson
Participant:: Donald Murray
Participant:: Gudlaugur Sigurgeirsson
Participant:: Elizabeth (Biz) Bell
Participant:: Jim Lennon
Participant:: Emily Scragg
Participant:: Penny Holiday
Participant:: Jerry Gillham
Participant:: Johann Sigurjonsson
Participant:: Ian Mitchell

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FactualScience & NatureNature & Environment

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The Last Seabird Summer?

Bangkok Airport

Episode 1: The Airport of Smiles

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Thu 22^nd Jan 2015, 21:00 on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: Tue 22^nd Mar 2016, 02:00 on BBC Three

Young Brits pass through Bangkok airport to embark on adventures of a lifetime. John escapes death by a whisker, while Matt is stranded without a ticket. Show more

Contributors

Production Company:: KEO North
Series Producer:: Fiona Inskip
Executive Producer:: Paula Trafford

Genres

FactualTravel

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Documentaries

Series

Bangkok Airport

Episode 3: Lost in Translation

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Thu 5^th Feb 2015, 21:00 on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: Wed 23^rd Mar 2016, 02:00 on BBC Three HD

Young Brits pass through Bangkok airport to embark on adventures of a lifetime. We meet the immigration officer who is fighting a one-woman war on queue jumping. Show more

Contributors

Production Company:: KEO North
Series Producer:: Fiona Inskip
Executive Producer:: Paula Trafford

Genres

FactualTravel

Formats

Documentaries

Series

Storm Troupers: The Fight to Forecast the Weather

Episode 2

Storm Troupers: The Fight to Forecast the Weather

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Mon 30^th May 2016, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Fri 31^st May 2019, 00:30 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

Contributors

Presenter:: Alok Jha
Producer:: Andrew Smith
Director:: Andrew Smith
Executive Producer:: Paul Sen
Series Producer:: Paul Sen
Production Company:: KEO North

Genres

FactualScience & Nature

Series

Bangkok Airport

Episode 5: No Way Out

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Thu 19^th Feb 2015, 21:00 on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: Thu 24^th Mar 2016, 02:00 on BBC Three HD

Young Brits pass through Bangkok Airport to embark on great adventures. Darren from London has his passport pinched, and a panic attack grounds a young Aussie tourist. Show more

Contributors

Production Company:: KEO North
Series Producer:: Fiona Inskip
Executive Producer:: Paula Trafford

Genres

FactualTravel

Formats

Documentaries

Series

Storm Troupers: The Fight to Forecast the Weather

Episode 1

Storm Troupers: The Fight to Forecast the Weather

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Mon 23^rd May 2016, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Fri 24^th May 2019, 00:30 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

Contributors

Presenter:: Alok Jha
Producer:: Paul Vanezis
Director:: Paul Vanezis
Executive Producer:: Paul Sen
Series Producer:: Paul Sen
Production Company:: KEO North

Genres

FactualScience & Nature

Series