Thursday 28th February, 11.20pm, BBC2.

Wineterwatch 1963 - the Big Freeze

The winter of 1962-3 was one of the coldest on record in the UK with
persistent northerly and easterly winds bringing heavy snow as lakes and
rivers froze over.
Chris Packham introduces this archive documentary, originally shown in
February 1963, and asks how wildlife would cope with the same conditions
now.

[From the Radio Times]

jim, Northampton

"jbm" wrote in message ...
Thursday 28th February, 11.20pm, BBC2.

Wineterwatch 1963 - the Big Freeze

The winter of 1962-3 was one of the coldest on record in the UK with
persistent northerly and easterly winds bringing heavy snow as lakes and
rivers froze over.
Chris Packham introduces this archive documentary, originally shown in
February 1963, and asks how wildlife would cope with the same conditions
now.

Surely wildlife would cope in exactly the same manner now as it did then?
Better perhaps as I think there is more awareness about feeding birds in
the winter today than there was back then.

As for the people, well......
--
Col

Bolton, Lancashire
160m asl

Col wrote:
"jbm" wrote in message ...
Thursday 28th February, 11.20pm, BBC2.

Wineterwatch 1963 - the Big Freeze

The winter of 1962-3 was one of the coldest on record in the UK with
persistent northerly and easterly winds bringing heavy snow as lakes and
rivers froze over.
Chris Packham introduces this archive documentary, originally shown in
February 1963, and asks how wildlife would cope with the same conditions
now.

Surely wildlife would cope in exactly the same manner now as it did then?
Better perhaps as I think there is more awareness about feeding birds in
the winter today than there was back then.

As for the people, well......
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Yes I think you are right Col..
This is a repeat of the programme shown earlier this year and is based
largely on the black and white footage taken at the time and the actual
documentary with Cliff Michelmore made halfway through the spell. Most
thought it was very good without the modern day hype - although one or
two didn't seem to like Chris Packham but if you are one of those he is
only summarising briefly.
Dave

In article ,
jbm writes:
Thursday 28th February, 11.20pm, BBC2.

Wineterwatch 1963 - the Big Freeze

The winter of 1962-3 was one of the coldest on record in the UK
with persistent northerly and easterly winds bringing heavy snow
as lakes and rivers froze over.
Chris Packham introduces this archive documentary, originally
shown in February 1963, and asks how wildlife would cope with
the same conditions now.

[From the Radio Times]

jim, Northampton

That's a repeat of the programme first broadcast a month or two ago. I
thought that it was very good, especially the 1963 documentary portion
that takes up all but about ten minutes of it. If you didn't catch it
before then it's well worth watching.
--
John Hall

"Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong."
Oscar Wilde

On Sat, 23 Feb 2013 10:20:46 +0000
Dave Cornwell wrote:

Col wrote:
"jbm" wrote in message
...
Thursday 28th February, 11.20pm, BBC2.

Wineterwatch 1963 - the Big Freeze

The winter of 1962-3 was one of the coldest on record in the UK
with persistent northerly and easterly winds bringing heavy snow
as lakes and rivers froze over.
Chris Packham introduces this archive documentary, originally
shown in February 1963, and asks how wildlife would cope with the
same conditions now.

Surely wildlife would cope in exactly the same manner now as it did
then? Better perhaps as I think there is more awareness about
feeding birds in the winter today than there was back then.

As for the people, well......
-----------------------------------------
Yes I think you are right Col..
This is a repeat of the programme shown earlier this year and is
based largely on the black and white footage taken at the time and
the actual documentary with Cliff Michelmore made halfway through the
spell. Most thought it was very good without the modern day hype -
although one or two didn't seem to like Chris Packham but if you are
one of those he is only summarising briefly.
Dave

I'm one of those who usually can't stand Chris Packham and his
incessant shoehorning of punk-rock titles into every sentence.
However, in this programme he was relatively harmless.

He got off to a really bad start with me on his first appearance in
Springwatch. A viewer asked what was meant by the reference to a change
of tune in the following rhyme:

Cuckoo, cuckoo, what do you do?
In April I open my bill;
In May I sing all day;
In June I change my tune;
In July away I fly;
In August away I must.

My reaction to hearing the question was surprise that the person didn't
know the answer herself but then Packham said he had never heard it and
had no idea what it meant. Some expert! I hear he's VP of the RSPB;
they must be desperate.

--
Graham P Davis, Bracknell, Berks.
Feeling stressed and frustrated? Try a short session of contemplative
meditation. Or kick a ballboy. (https://twitter.com/GreySkyThinking)

On Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:41:25 +0000
jbm wrote:

Winterwatch 1963 - the Big Freeze

A day or two ago, I heard one of the forecasters advising
listeners/viewers to put on hat and scarf. I was suddenly reminded of
the 62-3 winter and hearing a warning that you should avoid touching
metal with your bare hands.

--
Graham P Davis, Bracknell, Berks.
Feeling stressed and frustrated? Try a short session of contemplative
meditation. Or kick a ballboy. (https://twitter.com/GreySkyThinking)