Wild Weather with Richard Hammond

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WILD WEATHER WITH RICHARD HAMMOND

You can watch the programme on Monday at 9pm on BBC One, starting from 1st December 2014.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04tqbxc


The 3x60mins Wild Weather with Richard Hammond promises to explore weather “in a way it’s never been done before” through major experiments and technologies.

It launches in November this year, with Oxford Scientific Films producing and Austria’s Terra Mater Factual Studios coproducing alongside Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond’s Hamster Wheel and Paan Media. Red Bull Media Sales House has taken distribution rights.

tbivision.com/news/2014/09/bbc-probes-wild-weather-orders-agatha-christie-drama/329632/

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MIPCOM ’14: SBS nabs Terra Mater’s “Wildest Weather”
October 15, 2014 by Manori Ravindran


Australian broadcaster SBS has acquired the three-part series Richard Hammond’s Wildest Weather from Vienna-based producer-distributor Terra Mater Factual Studios (TMFS).

The series – which is produced by TMFS and Oxford Scientific Films in coproduction with the BBC, Hammond-owned prodco Hamster’s Wheel and PAAN – follows the English presenter (pictured) as he experiences some of the planet’s most extreme elements, and is set to air on SBS in 2015.

The series is the second Hammond-hosted program picked up by SBS, which last year acquired the rights to the three-parter Richard Hammond’s Miracles of Nature.

In addition, the broadcaster – which also oversees home video exploitation of TMFS programs in Australia and New Zealand – bought an 18-hour package, including TMFS’s natural history series Brazil – A Natural History, Sri Lanka – Paradise in the Indian Ocean and Wild Canada.

“SBS turns out to be an excellent partner in bringing our blue-chip programs in the fields of wildlife and nature, science and history onto Australian screens and I’m looking forward to a long-lasting relationship,” said Sabine Holzer, head of television at TMFS, in a statement

 
realscreen.com/2014/10/15/mipcom-14-sbs-nabs-terra-maters-wildest-weather/

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Wild Weather with Richard Hammond for BBC One

17-09-2014

BBC One has commissioned London based Oxford Scientific Films (OSF) to produce a second prime time science series for BBC One presented by Richard Hammond.

Wild Weather with Richard Hammond (3 x 1hs) is a brand new, ground breaking series that will see Richard explore weather in a way that’s never been done before. Setting up enormous experiments and using a whole barrage of innovative technology, he will reveal the hidden world of weather in stunning detail.

Tornados, sandstorms and hail storms take simple ingredients like air, earth and water and transform them into something spectacular, powerful and incredibly dangerous. But even our everyday weather is a thing of extraordinary beauty – and complexity – and not necessarily in the way you might think. This series will change the way you see weather.

Richard will get right to the heart of these extraordinary phenomena by experiencing them first hand – from stepping inside a man made tornado in the USA and building an enormous cloud; to crushing a car with rain and detonating an avalanche. By teaming up with experts from around the world Richard uncovers some of the most fascinating new discoveries from the very cutting edge of science including just how fast a twister spins.

Wild Weather with Richard Hammond will completely change what you see when you look out of your window in the morning….

Wild Weather with Richard Hammond is scheduled for transmission on BBC One in November 2014.

“We are delighted to be working with Richard Hammond on such an ambitious series and to have the continuing support of Terra Mater and Paan Media as co-producers” said Clare Birks, CEO, Oxford Scientific Films.

Alice Keens-Soper, Head of Specialist Factual, Oxford Scientific Films said “ This series takes the well-worn subject of weather and shows you how it really works in an original, stunningly visual way- and Richard’s infectious curiosity and humour make it a really entertaining watch”

Wild Weather with Richard Hammond is a Oxford Scientific Films/Terra Mater Factual Studios Co-production in association with Hamster’s Wheel and Paan Media for BBC One.

The films were ordered by Kim Shillinglaw, Head of Commissioning, Science & Natural History. The Series Director is Graham Booth and the Executive Producers for OSF are Alice Keens-Soper and Jane Aldous.

The films will be distributed by Red Bull Media Sales House and will be released at Mipcom 2014.

www.twofour.co.uk/news/wild-weather-with-richard-hammond-for-bbc-one/

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Sean Schofer @seanschofertvn · 18 Nov 2014
Stay tuned for a series we shot with Dom 3 this year for BBC called Wild Weather with Richard Hammond. @reedtimmertvn

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Wild Weather with Richard Hammond: Trailer - BBC One

www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone Three part series follows Richard Hammond as he explores weather in a way that’s never been done before.

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OU on the BBC: Wild Weather with Richard Hammond

Richard Hammond travels the globe to discover the unexplained, the unexpected and the plain unlikely, in an attempt to reveal the hidden world of weather.

About the series

Weather is one of the most awe inspiring forces on earth. It’s capable of both devastating power and spectacular beauty. Where ever you are on the planet, weather shapes your world. Yet how it works remains a mystery for most of us.

In this series Richard Hammond gets right in amid weather to discover the unexplained and the unexpected, the unbelievable and the just plain unlikely, in an attempt to reveal the hidden world of weather.

View the episode guides below to find out more.

Here at OpenLearn, we have compiled a great range of resources to accompany the series. You can:

• Order your free wild weather poster
  
• Create and share your own wild weather kitchen experiments by watching these videos
• Try a short course on weather - produced in partnership with the Royal Meteorological Society
• Take it further by seeing what The Open University has to offer

www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/ou-on-the-bbc-wild-weather-richard-hammond

You can watch the programme on Monday at 9pm on BBC One, starting from 1st December 2014. For more information about the series, visit the BBC website.  www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04tqbxc

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The windiest place on the planet - Wild Weather with Richard Hammond: Episode 1 - BBC One
www.bbc.co.uk/wildweather On Mt. Washington, USA, one of the windiest places on the planet, Richard braves high winds and temperatures of -50 degrees F when he goes outside.

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Wild Weather with Richard Hammond - Wind: The invisible force
 
Richard Hammond investigates how wind starts and walks in the centre of a man-made tornado in this episode.

 In this episode Richard investigates how wind actually starts: he visits one of the windiest places on the planet; walks into the centre of a man-made tornado; and creates a 10-metre high whirlwind... made of fire!<br><br>Along the way he is part of a world first when he joins up with an American meteorologist called Reed Timmer, and a bizarre vehicle known as The Dominator III. Their aim is to succeed in doing what no one has ever done before – fire a probe into a tornado to measure its speed where it is at its fastest... right next to the ground.<br><br>As Reed explains; "near the base of the tornado is one of the biggest mysteries of tornado science and it’s also the most important to understand because those are the wind speeds... that cause all the destruction." To put that right, Reed and his team, take The Dominator into the middle of a real live tornado & attempt to fire a probe into the very heart of it but what results will they get?

Richard also visits one of the few places on the planet capable of duplicating a real-life tornado. The Wind Engineering, Energy and Environment Research Institute (or WindEEE for short) in Ontario in Canada, hadn't even opened its doors when Richard asked them to take part in an experiment. The 23 million dollar facility is one of the world’s first hexagonal wind tunnels. As Richard says "I've got goose bumps, and that's not just because it's cold in here!"

Richard braves the winds and temperatures of -50 degrees F to take a trip outside on top of Mount Washington in New Hampshire, On April 12th 1934 that station measured one of the highest wind speeds ever measured on land - 231 mph! And bear in mind that 20 mph constitutes 'a fairly strong wind' and 80 mph is enough to knock you off your feet.

Wild Weather with Richard Hammond is a weather series unlike any other. It will change forever what you see when you look out of your window.

You can watch this episode of Wild Weather With Richard Hammond on Monday 1st December at 9.00pm on BBC One. More information and links to watch online when available can be found on the BBC website: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04tqbxc

www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/wild-weather-richard-hammond-wind-the-invisible-force

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Wind: The Invisible Force
  Episode 1 of 3 

First shown: 9pm 1 Dec 2014
4 weeks left to watch
58 minutes
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04tqghf/wild-weather-with-richard-hammond-1-wind-the-invisible-force

Richard Hammond investigates how wind actually starts. He visits one of the windiest places on the planet, walks into the centre of a man-made tornado and creates a 10-metre high whirlwind - made of fire!

Along the way he is part of a world first when he joins up with an American meteorologist called Reed Timmer and a bizarre vehicle known as The Dominator III. Their aim is to succeed in doing what no one has ever done before, fire a probe into a tornado to measure its speed where it is at its fastest - right next to the ground. As Reed explains, 'near the base of the tornado is one of the biggest mysteries of tornado science and it's also the most important to understand because those are the wind speeds... that cause all the destruction'. To put that right, Reed and his team take The Dominator into the middle of a real live tornado and attempt to fire a probe into the very heart of it.

Richard also visits one of the few places on the planet capable of duplicating a real-life tornado. The Wind Engineering, Energy and Environment Research Institute (or WindEEE for short) in Ontario in Canada, hadn't even opened its doors when Richard asked them to take part in an experiment. The 23 million dollar facility is one of the the world's first hexagonal wind tunnels. As Richard says, 'I've got goosebumps. And that's not just because it's cold in here!'

Richard braves the winds and temperatures of -50 degrees fahrenheit to take a trip outside on top of Mount Washington in New Hampshire. On April 12th 1934, that station measured one of the highest wind speeds ever measured on land - 231 mph.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04tqghf

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Crushing a car with water - Wild Weather with Richard Hammond: Episode 2 - BBC One

www.bbc.co.uk/wildweather Richard finds out what happens when you drop a years worth of rain on a car in one go.

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Water: The Shape Shifter

Episode 2 of 3

Richard Hammond investigates the crucial role water plays. Without water there would be almost no weather: no rain, no snow, no hail, no clouds. So Richard goes in pursuit of water in all its forms. He tries to weigh a cloud, finds out how rain could crush a car and gets involved in starting an avalanche.

Along the way, he tries to find out why clouds float by building his own cloud with the aid of a cattle trough, some humidifiers and atmospheric scientist Dr Jim McQuaid. But will their cloud float in the air like a real cloud?

He also drops in on renowned hail scientist Charles Knight in his lab in Boulder, Colorado, to discover that there is far more to hail than meets the eye. In a scientific first, and with the help of Jim Stratton and Craig Zehrung from Purdue University, Richard sets about firing ice and hail at a board to find out which does the most damage.

Finally, in conjunction with the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF in Davos, Richard joins Walter Steinkogler as he starts an avalanche in an attempt to find out how something as delicate and fragile as a snowflake can travel at extraordinary speeds of up to 250mph on the ground.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04v5lng

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Wild Weather with Richard Hammond - Water: The shape shifter
 
The crucial role water plays is explored in this episode where Richard Hammond starts an avalanche.



In this episode Richard investigates the crucial role water plays. Without water there would be almost no weather: no rain, no snow, no hail, and no clouds. So Richard goes in pursuit of water in all its forms. He tries to weigh a cloud, find out how rain could crush a car and gets involved in starting an avalanche.

Along the way he tries to find out why clouds float by building his own cloud with the aid of a cattle trough, some humidifiers and atmospheric scientist Dr Jim McQuaid. “I may have bought the bits from a garden centre but secretly they are cloud-making devices!” But will their cloud float in the air like a real cloud?

He also drops in on renowned hail scientist Charles Knight in his lab in Boulder, Colorado to discover that there is far more to hail than meets the eye. In a scientific first, and with the help of Jim Stratton and Craig Zehrung from Purdue University, Richard sets about firing ice and hail at a board to find out which does the most damage.

Finally, in conjunction with the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF in Davos, Richard joins Walter Steinkogler as he starts an avalanche in an attempt to find out how something as delicate and fragile as a snowflake can travel at extraordinary speeds of up to 250 mph on the ground.

Wild Weather with Richard Hammond is a weather series unlike any other and it will change your understanding of the extraordinary natural forces at play in our weather. Only by properly understanding our weather, we can better learn to live with it.

www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/wild-weather-richard-hammond-water-the-shape-shifter

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Richard Hammond's Wild Weather

On a sunny day in Devon, Richard Hammond attempted to weigh a cloud. Aerials by us. Enjoy!
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Wild Weather with Richard Hammond Episode 1 Wind The Invisible Force BBC Documentary 2014

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I've really enjoyed the first two episodes they interesting, entertaining and are packed full of information. I will be re-watching them to catch anything I missed the first time around. Hopefully they will be shown in the US sometime soon on BBCAmerica or The Science Channel


Richard creates a lot of hot air - Wild Weather with Richard Hammond: Episode 3 - BBC One
www.bbc.co.uk/wildweather Richard finds out what causes columns of hot air, known as thermals, with the help of a quarry, a massive hot plate and a box full of paper helicopters.

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Wild Weather with Richard Hammond - Temperature: The Driving Force - Monday, 15 December 2014  9PM on BBC One
 
Richard Hammond investigates the crucial role temperature plays in all weather and builds a massive dust storm.



In this episode Richard investigates the crucial role temperature plays in all weather. Without heat - or lack of it - there would be no weather: no clouds, no rain, no snow, no dust storms, no thunder and lightning.

Richard sets off to find out about hot air with the help of a quarry and a massive hot plate and discovers just why it is so hard to pull a sword out of snow.

Along the way, he discovers, by building his own massive dust storm with the help of a few friends and dust specialist Dr. Nigel Tapper, just how sand from the Sahara bounces its way to the UK and in Canada, he creates his own ice storm.

He also drops in on Dan Morgan who creates a lightning bolt in his lab and where Richard is able to see thunder and hear lightening with the aid of some special cameras, light bulbs and a few candles.

Wild Weather with Richard Hammond is a weather series unlike any other and it will completely change our understanding of the extraordinary natural forces at play in our weather.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04vr2p4
www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/wild-weather-richard-hammond-temperature-the-driving-force

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Wild Weather Episode 1 The Wind is on iPlayer and will be on again Tuesday 10 November at 00:40 on BBC Four www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04tqghf
Water: The Shape Shifter  Episode 2  Wednesday 11 November 22:00 on BBC Four