Aired Saturday 17 February, 8:50pm - 10:20pmon Channel 5

The Big Freeze: Winter '63

Name: 8:50pm - The Big Freeze: Winter '63
Start: 2024-02-17T20:50:00Z
End: 2024-02-17T22:20:00Z
Location: Channel 5

The Big Freeze was arguably the most devastating weather event to hit modern Britain. Snow began falling on Boxing Day 1962 and barely stopped for the next 10 weeks. The coldest recorded winter since 1739 saw temperatures plummet to minus 22 degrees.

Category: Documentary / History / Nature / Special / Weather
Original air date: 24/02/2022

Cast and crew

Joanna Lumley
Pete Waterman
John Craven
Gloria Hunniford
John Kettley