Worth a look, this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0175m9n

This topical programme taps into the nation's obsession with the weather
and asks whether we are heading for another 'snowmageddon' as
experienced in the previous two years.
Can forecasters give us warning this time around? How does the 'olde'
weather lore compare with the supercomputers? And what are we doing
across Britain to prepare ourselves as we head into winter?
'Will It Snow?' predicts what another extreme cold snap would spell for
Britain's economy as it puts the science of weather forecasting to the
test and asks the experts what we are in store for between now and
spring.

Repeated 7th at 11.20pm

--
Regards,

Paul

"Paul" wrote:

Worth a look, this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0175m9n

This topical programme taps into the nation's obsession with the weather
and asks whether we are heading for another 'snowmageddon' as
experienced in the previous two years.
Can forecasters give us warning this time around? How does the 'olde'
weather lore compare with the supercomputers? And what are we doing
across Britain to prepare ourselves as we head into winter?
'Will It Snow?' predicts what another extreme cold snap would spell for
Britain's economy as it puts the science of weather forecasting to the
test and asks the experts what we are in store for between now and
spring.

Can we look back at the snowy periods of the last two winters and see clues
in the data before those events that we can *now* say were early signs of
what was to come, but which weren't recognised as such with any confidence
(or at all) at the time? Or to put it another way: What was the earliest
indication that these events were in the pipeline?

"Paul" wrote in message
...
Worth a look, this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0175m9n

This topical programme taps into the nation's obsession with the weather
and asks whether we are heading for another 'snowmageddon' as
experienced in the previous two years.
Can forecasters give us warning this time around? How does the 'olde'
weather lore compare with the supercomputers? And what are we doing
across Britain to prepare ourselves as we head into winter?
'Will It Snow?' predicts what another extreme cold snap would spell for
Britain's economy as it puts the science of weather forecasting to the
test and asks the experts what we are in store for between now and
spring.

Repeated 7th at 11.20pm

--
Regards,

Paul


---------------------------------

Thanks for the link. Thought it might be interesting but unable to watch due
to cameras wobbling about too much. Programme makers warn about flash
photography but not when a production is made as if viewed through the eyes
of a drunk to somehow make it more edgy and attention grabbing.

it was rubbish!

On 05/11/2011 10:16 PM, Paul wrote:
Worth a look, this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0175m9n

This topical programme taps into the nation's obsession with the weather
and asks whether we are heading for another 'snowmageddon' as
experienced in the previous two years.
Can forecasters give us warning this time around? How does the 'olde'
weather lore compare with the supercomputers? And what are we doing
across Britain to prepare ourselves as we head into winter?
'Will It Snow?' predicts what another extreme cold snap would spell for
Britain's economy as it puts the science of weather forecasting to the
test and asks the experts what we are in store for between now and
spring.

Repeated 7th at 11.20pm

--
Regards,

Paul

On Nov 6, 10:06*pm, "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
wrote:
it was rubbish!

On 05/11/2011 10:16 PM, Paul wrote:



Worth a look, this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0175m9n

This topical programme taps into the nation's obsession with the weather
and asks whether we are heading for another 'snowmageddon' as
experienced in the previous two years.
Can forecasters give us warning this time around? How does the 'olde'
weather lore compare with the supercomputers? And what are we doing
across Britain to prepare ourselves as we head into winter?
'Will It Snow?' predicts what another extreme cold snap would spell for
Britain's economy as it puts the science of weather forecasting to the
test and asks the experts what we are in store for between now and
spring.

Repeated 7th at 11.20pm

--
Regards,

Paul- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

As with all such documentaries these days, the only way to reduce the
irritation factor is to watch them with the sound off,subtitles on,
and occasional glances at the screen. Even the delightful Kate Humble
cannot make up for lowest common denominator stuff like this.
50+ years ago I came home from saturday morning school (yes-every
saturday!) to find Prof. Hermann Bondi lecturing to a somewhat
bemused studio audience on how Einstein derived the theory of
relativity from the Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction-complete with
equations of course. That was the way to learn something from TV!!

haaark wrote:
On Nov 6, 10:06 pm, "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
wrote:
it was rubbish!

On 05/11/2011 10:16 PM, Paul wrote:



Worth a look, this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0175m9n
This topical programme taps into the nation's obsession with the weather
and asks whether we are heading for another 'snowmageddon' as
experienced in the previous two years.
Can forecasters give us warning this time around? How does the 'olde'
weather lore compare with the supercomputers? And what are we doing
across Britain to prepare ourselves as we head into winter?
'Will It Snow?' predicts what another extreme cold snap would spell for
Britain's economy as it puts the science of weather forecasting to the
test and asks the experts what we are in store for between now and
spring.
Repeated 7th at 11.20pm
--
Regards,
Paul- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -

As with all such documentaries these days, the only way to reduce the
irritation factor is to watch them with the sound off,subtitles on,
and occasional glances at the screen. Even the delightful Kate Humble
cannot make up for lowest common denominator stuff like this.
50+ years ago I came home from saturday morning school (yes-every
saturday!) to find Prof. Hermann Bondi lecturing to a somewhat
bemused studio audience on how Einstein derived the theory of
relativity from the Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction-complete with
equations of course. That was the way to learn something from TV!!
--------------------
A point illustrated on "Have I got News for You" this week when they
showed an extremely difficult question from a 1960's "Ask the Family" to
Anne Robinson asking what colour followed green on a UK traffic light!

On Nov 6, 10:06*pm, "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
wrote:
it was rubbish!

Simon Keeling?

We missed you.

On Nov 6, 11:21*pm, Dave Cornwell wrote:
haaark wrote:
On Nov 6, 10:06 pm, "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
wrote:
it was rubbish!

On 05/11/2011 10:16 PM, Paul wrote:

Worth a look, this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0175m9n
This topical programme taps into the nation's obsession with the weather
and asks whether we are heading for another 'snowmageddon' as
experienced in the previous two years.
Can forecasters give us warning this time around? How does the 'olde'
weather lore compare with the supercomputers? And what are we doing
across Britain to prepare ourselves as we head into winter?
'Will It Snow?' predicts what another extreme cold snap would spell for
Britain's economy as it puts the science of weather forecasting to the
test and asks the experts what we are in store for between now and
spring.
Repeated 7th at 11.20pm

As with all such documentaries these days, the only way to reduce the
irritation factor is to watch them with the sound off,subtitles on,
and occasional glances at the screen.

Or on Ceefax?

A point illustrated on "Have I got News for You" this week when they
showed an extremely difficult question from a 1960's "Ask the Family" to
Anne Robinson asking what colour followed green on a UK traffic light!

From the top down or in sequence?

On Nov 6, 10:37*pm, haaark wrote:

As with all such documentaries these days, the only way to reduce the
irritation factor is to watch them with the sound off,subtitles on,
and occasional glances at the screen. Even the delightful Kate Humble
cannot make up for lowest common denominator stuff like this.

I watched the last half an hour and thought it was quite interesting -
especially the debunking of the many charlatan winter forecasts. Was
pleasantly surprised.

Richard

On 07/11/11 15:00, Richard Dixon wrote:
On Nov 6, 10:37 pm, wrote:

As with all such documentaries these days, the only way to reduce the
irritation factor is to watch them with the sound off,subtitles on,
and occasional glances at the screen. Even the delightful Kate Humble
cannot make up for lowest common denominator stuff like this.

I watched the last half an hour and thought it was quite interesting -
especially the debunking of the many charlatan winter forecasts. Was
pleasantly surprised.


I saw the whole thing and agree with you. In the introduction, I got a
bit worried when they said they were going to include folklore but that
was handled fairly well.


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