Synopsis
Donal Macintyre explores extreme cold weather. He is buried alive, frozen solid and meets those that have survived the deadliest winter weather, from avalanches to ice storms.
- Programme: Wild Weather
- Episode: Cold
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2002
- Geography | Weather and Climate | British weather and climate | British temperatures
Licence: ERA Licence required
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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