Snow

Synopsis

Documentary series about the weather. This episode looks at snow, that most fleeting and beautiful of elements which endlessly fascinates us.

Using rare footage, we journey into the microscopically small world of the snow crystal, finding out how a snowflake forms and why it is always six-sided.

The science of snow tests British Rail's claim that the snow that crippled their rolling stock in 1991 really was the 'wrong type of snow', and explains how a British company is the world's biggest producer of snow.

Credits

Director

Nick Jordan

Producer

Nick Jordan

Broadcasts

1. Mon 20 Apr 2009
   21:00
   BBC Four
2. Tue 21 Apr 2009
   01:15
   BBC Four
3. Wed 6 May 2009
   21:00
   BBC Two (except Scotland)
4. Wed 6 May 2009
   23:20
   BBC Two (Scotland only)
5. Sun 24 May 2009
   20:30
   BBC Four
6. Mon 25 May 2009
   03:10
   BBC Four
7. Mon 24 Aug 2009
   23:30
   BBC Four