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Last broadcast on Fri, 5 Nov 2010, 18:35 on BBC One (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
Forecaster Ian Fergusson leaves his weather map behind on a journey through the wet, the windy, the sunny, the stormy and the snowiest parts of the West.
Away from the comfort of his studio, he is dragged through the waves of the Somerset coast by the prevailing southwesterly and sees how Wiltshire's strawberry jam is being used to record the sunshine. He also meets a survivor of Britain's worst flooding tragedy in living memory and - most surprising of all - experiences some extraordinary summer snowfall in a part of Gloucestershire where blizzards are never far away.
With a mix of interviews, explanations, archive and first hand experiences, Ian's journey blows the lid off the West Country's wildest weather.
The Great Storm
Ian Fergusson braves the rain to re-visit the scene of the devastating Exmoor floods of 1952, in which 34 people died.
Kite surfing
Coastal weather conditions in the West Country are ideal for kite surfing.
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Credits
- Presenter
- Ian Fergusson
- Director
- Rob Wicks
- Producer
- Rob Wicks
- Executive Producer
- Roger Farrant
Broadcasts
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Mon 20 Sep 201019:30
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Fri 5 Nov 201018:35
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