Wild weather is proof that the Earth and its weather can be made into an interesting and fun documentary series. The effervescent presenter Donal MacIntyre is an adventurer and extreme sports fan who takes us on a journey around the world to discover how the weather works - from a gentle breeze to an extreme tornado. Admittedly most of the action takes place in the Northern Hemisphere but it is well made television with 3D computer animation aiding the storytelling. “Wind” shows the way wind is created around the Earth. “Wet” shows how rain is made and can reach the extremes of killer storms. “Cold” deals with snow and glaciers and “Heat” looks at deserts and lightning.
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ACMI Identifier
318964
Languages
English
English
English
Audience classification
Exempt
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television programs - Great Britain
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television series
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Earth
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environment
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Fire
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Floods
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Monsoons
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural disasters
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Ocean waves
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Rain and rainfall
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Snow
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Storms
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Tornadoes
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Weather
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Weather forecasting
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Hot air balloons
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Lighthouses
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Ocean waves
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Extreme sports
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Hot air balloons
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Earth
Television → Television programs → Television programs - Great Britain
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
DVD; Access Print (Section 1)