The Great British Weather

Synopsis

A live magazine show celebrating and tapping into the UKs obsession with weather, presented by Alexander Armstrong, Chris Hollins and Carol Kirkwood

First Air Date: 2011-07-13

Last Air Date: 2011-08-21

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 5

Networks: BBC One

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Ep. 1: Episode 1 (2011-07-13)

Interactive live series focusing on Britain's weather. The team explore why Britain gets the weather it does, and how weather was crucial for the success of the D-Day landings.
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (2011-07-20)

Alexander Armstrong presents the weather show from Ullswater in the Lake District, where the team investigate why it rains more often in the west of the country than the east.
Ep. 3: Episode 3 (2011-07-27)

Alexander Armstrong, Chris Hollins and Carol Kirkwood are live in Greenwich Park as they take a look at the sun and the unique role it plays in the planet's weather system.
Ep. 4: Episode 4 (2011-08-03)

From Stirling Castle in the Scottish countryside, the team looks at some of the most dramatic storms ever seen in the UK and investigates how weather defeated the Spanish Armada.
Ep. 5: Episode 5 (2011-08-21)

Compilation of some of the best bits of the magazine show celebrating and tapping into the nation's obsession with weather, with Chris Hollins and Carol Kirkwood.