
Physicist Dr Helen Czerski and meteorologist John Hammond make sense of Britain's extreme weather and discover that recent extreme winters are connected by the jet stream.
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The Great British Drought
Documentary from 1976 that explores the drought crisis of that year, going behind the scenes to discover its impact on farming, the landscape and industrial and domestic consumers.
13-06-2026
BBC 2
2020: Pluto: Back From The Dead
The incredible story of how Pluto has been propelled from an unremarkable ball of ice on the edge of the solar system to a world of unimaginable complexity - where some form of ...
13-04-2026
BBC 2
1997-1998: Mir Mortals
First transmitted in 1998, this is the story of four men who orbited Earth on board the ill-fated Mir space station, which NASA declared unsafe in 1991. Although Mir had been li ...
10-02-2026
BBC 2
2022: How To Sleep Well With Michael Mosley
A third of the population regularly struggle with our sleep, which rose to one in two during the pandemic - the highest it’s ever been. However, as more and more people se ...
07-01-2026
BBC 2
2020: Hubble: The Wonders Of Space Revealed
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of its launch, this film tells the remarkable story of how Hubble revealed the awe and wonder of our universe and how a team of daring astronau ...
24-04-2025
BBC 2
The Great British Drought
Documentary from 1976 that explores the drought crisis of that year, going behind the scenes to discover its impact on farming, the landscape and industrial and domestic consumers.
13-06-2026
BBC 2
2014-2015 - Should I Eat Meat? - How To Feed The Planet
Series exploring topical scientific issues. Dr Michael Mosley investigates the impact of meat production on the planet and discovers what meat eco-friendly carnivores should buy.
22-08-2014
BBC 2
2009-2010 - Is Everything We Know About The Universe Wrong?
Investigating the discovery of what is ominously being called 'dark flow', a phenomenon which could mean scientists might have to find a new way of understanding the universe.
13-10-2014
BBC 2
2013-2014 - What's Wrong With Our Weather?
Physicist Dr Helen Czerski and meteorologist John Hammond make sense of Britain's extreme weather and discover that recent extreme winters are connected by the jet stream.
11-02-2024
BBC 2