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Weather: it’s big, beautiful and wild. Though studied for millennia, its inner workings remain elusive. Now, global experts uncover stunning new insights. Fire whirlwinds, flying ping-pong balls and the raw force of water bring nature’s untamed energy vividly to life.
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3 episodes
  • 1. Wind: The Invisible Force

    1. Wind: The Invisible Force

    All weather, even the everyday stuff, is riddled with mystery and wonder. And in this series Richard Hammond reveals the weather's most unexpected, unexplained and unlikely secrets. Richard investigates how wind actually starts; visits the windiest place on the planet; walks into a man-made tornado; and creates a 10-meter-high whirlwind... made of fire!
    All weather, even the everyday stuff, is riddled with mystery and wonder. And in this series Richard Hammond reveals the weather's most unexpected, unexplained and unlikely secrets. Richard investigates how wind actually starts; visits the windiest place on the planet; walks into a man-made tornado; and creates a 10-meter-high whirlwind... made of fire!
    TV-PG
    50min
    Nov 30, 2014
  • 2. Water: The Shape Shifter

    2. Water: The Shape Shifter

    All weather, even the everyday stuff, is full of mystery and wonder. And in this series Richard Hammond reveals the weather's most unexpected, unexplained and unlikely secrets. Richard investigates the water in our weather: he tries to weigh a cloud, finds out rain could crush a car and gets involved in starting an avalanche.
    All weather, even the everyday stuff, is full of mystery and wonder. And in this series Richard Hammond reveals the weather's most unexpected, unexplained and unlikely secrets. Richard investigates the water in our weather: he tries to weigh a cloud, finds out rain could crush a car and gets involved in starting an avalanche.
    TV-PG
    50min
    Dec 7, 2014
  • 3. Temperature: The Driving Force

    3. Temperature: The Driving Force

    All weather, even the everyday stuff, is full of mystery and wonder. And in this series Richard Hammond reveals weather's most unexpected, unexplained and unlikely secrets. Richard investigates how temperature - or lack of it - drives all our weather: he starts a dust storm in Australia, lights a giant hotplate in a quarry in the UK and creates an ice storm in Canada.
    All weather, even the everyday stuff, is full of mystery and wonder. And in this series Richard Hammond reveals weather's most unexpected, unexplained and unlikely secrets. Richard investigates how temperature - or lack of it - drives all our weather: he starts a dust storm in Australia, lights a giant hotplate in a quarry in the UK and creates an ice storm in Canada.
    TV-PG
    50min
    Dec 14, 2014
  • Wild Weather with Richard Hammond
    2014
    Weather: it’s big, beautiful and wild. Though studied for millennia, its inner workings remain elusive. Now, global experts uncover stunning new insights. Fire whirlwinds, flying ping-pong balls and the raw force of water bring nature’s untamed energy vividly to life.
    Creators and Cast
    Directors
    Graham Booth
    Producers
    Jane AldousAlice Keens-SoperKyu Chul LeeMK SongMartin MészárosSabine HolzerGraham Booth
    Cast
    Richard Hammonds
    Studio
    Oxford Scientific FilmsHamster's WheelPAANTerra Mater Factual StudiosOpen University
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    Content advisory
    TV-PG
    Flashing lights and strobing patterns might affect photosensitive viewers
    Audio languages
    English
    Subtitles
    English [CC]
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