Storm Troupers: The Fight to Forecast the Weather

Alok Jha investigates how weather forecasting was transformed from superstition into science.

Alok Jha investigates how modern weather forecasting was born amid the horrific catastrophes of the 20th century, as meteorologists helped fight two world wars and tried to predict natural disasters across the globe.

The final episode tells the story of how meteorology became one of the most important scientific endeavours of the modern age.