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Snow
Episode 2 of 3
A journey into the world of the snow crystal, as science explains a notorious episode in British Rail's history and why a British company is the world's leading snow producer.
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, thanks to a scientific discovery, a British company became the world's leading producer of snow.
Last on
Tue 23 Aug 2011
01:25
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Director | Nick Jordan |
| Producer | Nick Jordan |
| Narrator | Alex Norton |
| Series Producer | Michael Burke |
Broadcasts
- Mon 20 Apr 2009 21:00
- Tue 21 Apr 2009 01:15
Wed 6 May 2009 21:00大象传媒 Two except Scotland & Yorkshire- Wed 6 May 2009 23:20大象传媒 Two Scotland
- Sun 24 May 2009 20:30
- Mon 25 May 2009 03:10
- Mon 24 Aug 2009 23:30
- Sat 10 Jul 2010 21:00
- Sun 11 Jul 2010 03:10
- Mon 25 Apr 2011 19:30
- Tue 26 Apr 2011 00:45
- Mon 22 Aug 2011 19:30
- Tue 23 Aug 2011 01:25