Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Stormy Weather | 20150511 | Peter Moore's lively account tells the story of the adventurous quest to understand the atmosphere. Today we are never far from a weather forecast, but as meteorology evolved as a science in the 19th century, it was often controversial; reputations were made and destroyed, and bold men driven by their obsession with the laws of nature took death defying risks. In the opening episode, the charismatic naval officer, Robert FitzRoy, confronts storms on the high seas. Read by Tim McMullan. Producer: Elizabeth Allard Peter Moore's account of the adventurous quest to understand the weather. Peter Moore's lively account of the adventurous quest to understand the weather. |
| 02 | The Weather Report | 20150512 | Captain FitzRoy's star is in the ascent, and there is innovation at the observatory in Greenwich. Peter Moore's lively account tells the story of the adventurous 19th century quest to understand the weather. Read by Tim McMullan. Producer: Elizabeth Allard In Peter Moore's vivid account innovation and science lead to the first weather reports. Peter Moore's lively account of the adventurous quest to understand the weather. |
| 03 | Shipwreck And Storm Warnings | 20150513 | Peril on the high seas leads Robert FitzRoy to devise an innovative storm warning system. Peter Moore's lively account tells the story of the adventurous 19th century quest to understand the weather. Read by Tim McMullan. Producer: Elizabeth Allard Peter Moore's vivid account of the quest to understand the weather takes to the high seas. Peter Moore's lively account of the adventurous quest to understand the weather. |
| 04 | A Balloon Ascent | 20150514 | Lives are imperiled when scientific enquiry into the upper atmosphere leads to an ascent in a balloon called Mammoth. Peter Moore's lively account tells the story of the adventurous 19th century quest to understand the weather. Read by Tim McMullan. Producer: Elizabeth Allard Peter Moore's account of the quest to understand the weather takes to the skies. Peter Moore's lively account of the adventurous quest to understand the weather. |
| 05 | Prognostications And Forecasts | 20150515 | The first forecasts prove controversial among the scientific community, and Robert FitzRoy's reputation is threatened. Peter Moore's vivid account of the 19th century quest to understand the weather. Concluded by Tim McMullan. Producer: Elizabeth Allard Peter Moore relates the weather forecast's controversial beginnings. Peter Moore's lively account of the adventurous quest to understand the weather. |