Beast from the East: The Big Freeze of 2018

6:55 PM to 8:45 PM
Saturday 18 October
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Beast from the East: The Big Freeze of 2018

Five years ago Britain was chilled to the bone by a brutal Siberian weather system that lasted for 10 days from February 26 and saw temperatures plunge to -10C. This documentary uses news archive, video footage and interviews with celebrities to reflect on this extreme weather event, featuring contributions from actress Laila Morse, MasterChef host Gregg Wallace, Countryfile's Adam Henson and BBC meteorologist Tomasz Schafernaker

Beast from the East: The Big Freeze of 2018 airs on 5 +1 at 6:55 PM, Saturday 18 October. (Subtitles, repeat.)
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General
Simon Harries
Producer
Andy Dunn
Executive Producer