Landmarks: Weather Watch
Weather Watch is a unit of the BBC Schools TV series Landmarks from the 1980s & 1990s, covering Geography for primary school pupils.
TV weatherman John Kettley presents two programmes about weather forecasting.
The first looks at the science of weather forecasting, comparing forecasts made by the professional Meteorological Office where John works, hobbyist Arthur Mackins observing the conditions, and children at Coxheath Junior School, Maidstone monitoring local weather. All three forecast the weather on the school's last day of term, and (spoiler warning!) although the schoolchildren are declared the winners all of the forecasts basically amount to a prediction of wind and rain!
The second programme considers the impact of extreme weather events around the world, including the UK's Great Storm of 1987.
These programmes were subsequently repeated as part of the environmental issues unit Earthwatch.
John Kettley
Three weather forecasts for the same day
Episode List
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Weather Watch | 9 Jan 1989 |
| 2. | Living with the Weather | 16 Jan 1989 |
Broadcasts
| Year | Term | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Channel | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-89 | Spring 1989 | Monday, 1:40pm | Thursday, 11:20am | BBC2 | from 9 Jan | |||
| Summer 1989 | Tuesday, 1:40pm | Friday, 10:05am | BBC2 | from 6 Jun, Subtitle Slot | ||||
| 1992-893 | Summer 1993 | Monday, 1:40pm | Thursday, 11:10am | BBC2 | from 26 Apr, not Bank Holiday Mon 3 May, billed as part of Earthwatch |
Credits
| Presenter | John Kettley |
| Opening Title Illustrations | Wellington Junior School, Hounslow |
| Visual Effects | Dave Jervis |
| Script Consultant | Dick File |
| Producer | Judith Miles |
Resources
There were teacher's notes available.
Related programmes
- Zig Zag: WeatherA decade later the series for younger pupils also looked at weather with the help of a BBC TV forecaster.
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