0:00:04 > 0:00:13Going.Going.Gone. The great British whiteout.From frozen seas
0:00:13 > 0:00:17to red alerts. From Ashford to Aberdeenshire.Great, if you've got
0:00:17 > 0:00:23the day off school or work.Not so great if you haven't.Tonight, we've
0:00:23 > 0:00:30got all you need to know about the snow.
0:00:40 > 0:00:46Yes. As heavy snow covers the UK, temperatures plummet to my Russ 11
0:00:46 > 0:00:49and red warnings are issued across central Scotland for the very first.
0:00:49 > 0:00:56We will bring you live updates from across the UK tonight.We will be
0:00:56 > 0:00:59heading to Glasgow, Newcastle, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Kent
0:00:59 > 0:01:05very shortly. We will be speaking to one of the coldest towns on earth in
0:01:05 > 0:01:09Siberia, where all this has blown in from.Hunkering down here in the
0:01:09 > 0:01:16studio are our cold experts. From BBC's From Ice To Fire we have
0:01:16 > 0:01:20physicist, Dr Helen Czerski.After last night's successful debut, he's
0:01:20 > 0:01:26back. We have BBC weatherman, Ben Rich.They will answer any questions
0:01:26 > 0:01:31about snow, about ice and freezing weather late later on. Send your
0:01:31 > 0:01:35questions in to the usual address. There it is.To help keep us warm, a
0:01:35 > 0:01:39singer who is about to go into the hottest show in the West End and who
0:01:39 > 0:01:43will hopefully be able to help us relight our fire. Get it.Who could
0:01:43 > 0:01:53it be?It's Lulu. APPLAUSE
0:01:53 > 0:02:00Get your boots up. Look at these for boots.I love those.They were in
0:02:00 > 0:02:04the at particular I was in New York over the new year, 12 inches of
0:02:04 > 0:02:09snow. It was amazing obviously because nobody could walk outside.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13I put them in attic when I came back and had to go up this morning to get
0:02:13 > 0:02:19them out.Dr Helen you are ranging from fire to ice. Are you a hot
0:02:19 > 0:02:25lover or cold?I very much like the warm weather. I'm jumping
0:02:25 > 0:02:31up-and-down to stay warm.OK.Ben, are you a hot or cold lover, as Matt
0:02:31 > 0:02:40puts it?Are we live?We are live.I get bored of things. I like it cold
0:02:40 > 0:02:45for a while. Then I get bored. Then I want it warmer again. I guess
0:02:45 > 0:02:50classic weatherman's answer. I like everything.As well as Lulu we have
0:02:50 > 0:02:59another music act hailing from Glasgow on tonight's show.YES!A
0:02:59 > 0:03:03band with two top ten albums to their name.The Fratellis are here
0:03:03 > 0:03:09and they will be playing for us a little bit later on. They opted to
0:03:09 > 0:03:12play inside instead of outside, which was the original plan. It was
0:03:12 > 0:03:19never going to work. Live to Glasgow and Katrina Renton who has been
0:03:19 > 0:03:22reporting all day long. How are you holding up?This is Glasgow of
0:03:22 > 0:03:28course. This is Scotland's largest city. Listen to this... It's silent.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31It's as quiet as Christmas Day. The city has effectively ground to a
0:03:31 > 0:03:37halt. That is since this red warning was put in place around 3.00pm this
0:03:37 > 0:03:41afternoon. Now it covers here, the central belt, southern parts of
0:03:41 > 0:03:45Scotland as well. It's going to be in place until 10.00am tomorrow
0:03:45 > 0:03:51morning. Now, these are unusual things to happen. This is the first
0:03:51 > 0:03:55time there has been a red warning for snow in Scotland. That's meant
0:03:55 > 0:03:58there has been treacherous conditions on the roads. Some people
0:03:58 > 0:04:04blocked in their cars north of Glasgow. Trains and buses stopped,
0:04:04 > 0:04:08flights cancelled. The Red Cross dropping off bed and bedding at
0:04:08 > 0:04:12Glasgow Airport for people stranded there overnight. The winners today -
0:04:12 > 0:04:18the tens of thousands of school children who had the day off. 1,600
0:04:18 > 0:04:21schools were closed in Scotland today. It looks of course that many
0:04:21 > 0:04:26of them will be closed tomorrow. This is something we will have to
0:04:26 > 0:04:30start to get used to over the next few days because this weather, while
0:04:30 > 0:04:34maybe not as bad as today, is expected to last until the weekend.
0:04:34 > 0:04:39We are all wrapping up warm here and hoping for the best over the next
0:04:39 > 0:04:48couple of days.Thank you very much indeed. Lulu we got our camera
0:04:48 > 0:04:52somewhere today that we think you are going to recognise. This is a
0:04:52 > 0:04:57place under the red snow warning. Let's hear from the locals there.
0:05:00 > 0:05:05We are out for the pair essentials. Bread and milk. No milk left in the
0:05:05 > 0:05:13shops. It's never been this bad.I grew up in Lennoxtown, mid 70s was
0:05:13 > 0:05:20the last time it was really as bad as this.I've just been out to the
0:05:20 > 0:05:25buy sweets, crisps bread and milk. They are the essentials.Lulu, we
0:05:25 > 0:05:29don't advice you to come back any time soon. When we're ready, we'll
0:05:29 > 0:05:32just shout! APPLAUSE
0:05:32 > 0:05:36Can you put that into context for us why you know that place so well?
0:05:36 > 0:05:42That is where I was born. I lived in Glasgow, but Lennoxtown is an area
0:05:42 > 0:05:47outside. I was born in a castle of course. I'm really a Princess, you
0:05:47 > 0:05:55know.Were you?It was a hospital! Right.I should have just said, yes.
0:05:55 > 0:06:00I was born in Lennoxtown, Lennox Castle. I haven't been back there.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04That was very sweet. That was sweet. Thank you.We have a picture of you
0:06:04 > 0:06:11as a baby, Lulu.Oh, dear.Dressed up for the weather as All wrapped up
0:06:11 > 0:06:15well.. In Scotland they used the tartan wraps to wrap the kids up
0:06:15 > 0:06:19because it's cold up there, always. Ben, we talked about this red
0:06:19 > 0:06:22warning in central Scotland. There is also this amber warning that is
0:06:22 > 0:06:26all the way down the east coast really. What is happening and do you
0:06:26 > 0:06:30expect that amber warning to progress?What is happening, we have
0:06:30 > 0:06:35just got a feed of snow showers. One after another after another after
0:06:35 > 0:06:39another, particularly filtering through the central belt, Edinburgh,
0:06:39 > 0:06:43Fife, Westwood through to Glasgow. That is why there is a red warning.
0:06:43 > 0:06:49Some places could see 40 centimetres of snow tomorrow morning. Over a
0:06:49 > 0:06:53foot of snow. The red warning does mean - take action. Action to
0:06:53 > 0:06:57protect yourself. Action to protect people around you. There will be
0:06:57 > 0:07:01huge transport disruption. Whole communities likely to be cut off.
0:07:01 > 0:07:06Power cuts for some length of time. Red warnings really mean - danger to
0:07:06 > 0:07:14life. You mention the amber warning, that means - be prepared. The
0:07:14 > 0:07:19eastern side of northern England, Scotland, in the firing line. Some
0:07:19 > 0:07:23places 15 centimetres or more of snow. Many, many communities across
0:07:23 > 0:07:28that part of the UK that will be badly affected.In that amber
0:07:28 > 0:07:34warning is Leigh-Anne Brown, in Lincolnshire where things sound
0:07:34 > 0:07:39equally bad.Hopefully, you can see how deep it is here in Lincolnshire.
0:07:39 > 0:07:44We've had around eight inches in some parts of the county. We are
0:07:44 > 0:07:47just on the outskirts of Lincoln at the moment. We are trying to make it
0:07:47 > 0:07:52into the city. This as far as we got. One of the main roads is now
0:07:52 > 0:07:57closed because two lorries have ended up in ditches. Lincolnshire
0:07:57 > 0:08:02Police have had 120 snow-related accidents reported to them today.
0:08:02 > 0:08:07It's included people being stranded for around five hours on one of the
0:08:07 > 0:08:14roads in the county. That led to them calling an emergency incident.
0:08:14 > 0:08:20Critical incident. That is when they enlist the help of emergency
0:08:20 > 0:08:24services to co-ordinate a response. I can confirm that they have asked
0:08:24 > 0:08:31the military for help and tonight some 4x4 vehicles have been deployed
0:08:31 > 0:08:36from RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire. It's such a struggle on the road and
0:08:36 > 0:08:40because of that many people haven't been able to get to work. It led to
0:08:40 > 0:08:47100 schools being closed and also today the hospitals cancelled all
0:08:47 > 0:08:51out-patient appointments and nonemergency operations. It's been a
0:08:51 > 0:08:55very challenging day here and I think it's set to continue. It's
0:08:55 > 0:08:59snowing as we speak at the moment. The wind-chill here in Lincolnshire
0:08:59 > 0:09:07will make it feel like minus 13 tonight.Thank you so much. Helen,
0:09:07 > 0:09:14you have a timely document as it turns out on BBC Four from Fire To
0:09:14 > 0:09:17Ice, looking at three temperatures as part of that documentary. Tell us
0:09:17 > 0:09:23a bit about what we are experiencing then?Well, we... Our bodies. Look
0:09:23 > 0:09:28at it from a human point of view. In the series we could from the coldest
0:09:28 > 0:09:33you can be up to hundreds ever millions of degrees. A huge range.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37Us humans in the middle we want to exist. In ordered to stay alive our
0:09:37 > 0:09:42core temperature needs to be 37 degrees C. You are told you are ill
0:09:42 > 0:09:46if you are not that temperature. Our bodies are adjusting all the time.
0:09:46 > 0:09:52It's amazing. When a thermal camera you can see your skin temperature is
0:09:52 > 0:09:56changing, sweating ever so slightly. We are putting on clothes all the
0:09:56 > 0:09:59time and constantly adjusting temperature. We never think about it
0:09:59 > 0:10:03and take it for granted. In this weather our bodies are doing
0:10:03 > 0:10:08everything to keep our core warm. What that means sometimes is that
0:10:08 > 0:10:14it's taking blood flow away from our arms and extremities to keep the
0:10:14 > 0:10:18heat in the middle. It's constantly adjusting. Clothes get us a long
0:10:18 > 0:10:26way. Humans are an adaptable species, we can live in lots of
0:10:26 > 0:10:32places because we have boots like Lulu.
0:10:33 > 0:10:38Lulu. Our bodies are constantly adjusting.On a day when people are
0:10:38 > 0:10:41battling to keep struck moving we have been in newicals toll see how
0:10:41 > 0:10:48they are hoping to weather the storm.
0:10:48 > 0:10:53storm.It's just after 9.00am at Newcastle Airport, planes are taking
0:10:53 > 0:10:57off on schedule despite the snow.We came in at 5.00am and get prepared
0:10:57 > 0:11:02before the aircraft go.The priority is the runway of course. For
0:11:02 > 0:11:07aircraft landing and taking off. That is the most dangerous element.
0:11:07 > 0:11:13They are on stand by to be deployed the moment bad weather hits. It
0:11:13 > 0:11:18sounds like the A Team to me.We are.You have a good reputation here
0:11:18 > 0:11:22at the airport.Have we?For keeping this place ticking. Why do you
0:11:22 > 0:11:25manage to keep the airport running even under really difficult
0:11:25 > 0:11:29conditions like this?I think we have been well organised over the
0:11:29 > 0:11:34last 10, 15 years. We have quite a dedicated people here. We care,
0:11:34 > 0:11:40really.
0:11:40 > 0:11:47really. We are all Geordies or. Maccums, as I am!When we are
0:11:47 > 0:11:53chatting he gets on to the tower for when planes want to land depart.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57It's playing a game of checkers I think at times. Does it feel like
0:11:57 > 0:12:02that?Absolutely, yeah. Obviously, the airfield is still open. Aircraft
0:12:02 > 0:12:07is still moving.The area is on amber warning, but with the snow set
0:12:07 > 0:12:10to get worse overnight, they are determined the beast won't beat
0:12:10 > 0:12:17them. Here at Northumberland Council Michael Carl is pouring over the
0:12:17 > 0:12:19latest weather forecast, making sure the gritters are prepared for what
0:12:19 > 0:12:25is is to come. How is it looking, dare I ask?You have a narptive of
0:12:25 > 0:12:29what will happen. Red there in black. That is risk. The black is
0:12:29 > 0:12:36the larger part of the risk. In this case is heavy snow shortfall. Fall.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39What do you do from this information?We have an action plan.
0:12:39 > 0:12:4428 gritters. They have their own routes. They have trackers on. The
0:12:44 > 0:12:47trackers give us location to where the vehicles are. It's handy, not
0:12:47 > 0:12:52just for knowing where they are, the safety of the drivers. Sometimes the
0:12:52 > 0:12:58drivers and gritters get stuff. You have to do it. It has to be done.Do
0:12:58 > 0:13:02you have a network of locals that get involved with gritting?We have
0:13:02 > 0:13:07a number of farmers. They help doing the nonstrategic routes. That is
0:13:07 > 0:13:11beneficial. That gets us back to a position where we are comfortable.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15It's vital work like this which keeps the city moving and yesterday
0:13:15 > 0:13:19all schools in Newcastle remained open. A relief for parents picking
0:13:19 > 0:13:23up children at this primary school in Heaton. How important is it to
0:13:23 > 0:13:27you that the council keep the schools open and it's not been a
0:13:27 > 0:13:31snow day?It's really important. The kids love it. They hate being off
0:13:31 > 0:13:37school. They do. They get bored. When mum and dad are working it's so
0:13:37 > 0:13:42difficult to arrange the care for the kids last-minute. They enjoy it
0:13:42 > 0:13:48at school.Do you like snow days or prefer to come to school?Snow days.
0:13:48 > 0:13:56Snow days. Overnight increased snowfall has caused more disruption.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59Snow and freezing temperatures have brought chaos across the north.But
0:13:59 > 0:14:04today Newcastle reed mains on amber alert. The airport is still open.
0:14:04 > 0:14:09The battle to clear the roads continues. And despite 64 schools
0:14:09 > 0:14:14closing, there was still no snow day for our primary school kids in
0:14:14 > 0:14:20Heaton. Thank you Kate. We will head south to Manston Airport in Kent.
0:14:20 > 0:14:25John Hunt. We understand you have been having a Bird's Eye view of the
0:14:25 > 0:14:26snow scape below. Over to you John.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38Thanks, thanks for making me stand out in this. I have not known Kent
0:14:38 > 0:14:40is cold in my life. I have
0:14:40 > 0:14:40out in this. I have not known Kent is cold in my life. I have been up
0:14:40 > 0:14:46in a helicopter to find out how the snow affects the region and what is
0:14:46 > 0:14:51striking is how towns and cities appear to be getting back to normal
0:14:51 > 0:14:57with roads clear of the snow and slush but the rural communities,
0:14:57 > 0:15:03villages, appear completely cut off. The small roads are impassable
0:15:03 > 0:15:09because of the snow. This area was badly hit on Monday night and more
0:15:09 > 0:15:16snow last night. 600 schools in Kent and Sussex have been closed today
0:15:16 > 0:15:20and railway companies bracing for more disruption with 50 stations
0:15:20 > 0:15:26closed tomorrow, and entire commuter lines shocked. This will make you
0:15:26 > 0:15:32chuckle. The Chatham ski and snowboard centre had to close. Why?
0:15:32 > 0:15:40Its car park is impassable.Thank you, John. Someone else working
0:15:40 > 0:15:45outdoors in North Yorkshire is Harry Gration. He is in Thornton-le-Dale.
0:15:45 > 0:15:52That sounds exotic! Harry.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54Harry. I absolutely love Thornton-le-Dale and you would if
0:15:54 > 0:16:00you came this way. The trouble is you are not seeing it at its best.
0:16:00 > 0:16:06The whole of North Yorkshire has had a battering over the past 48 hours.
0:16:06 > 0:16:13I will give you headlines. The whole of the county has experienced.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17Yorkshire saw 700 schools close, all airports have been affected and many
0:16:17 > 0:16:24flights unable to get in or out. The biggest problem this morning
0:16:24 > 0:16:30concerned the chaos that happened as far as roads are concerned. That led
0:16:30 > 0:16:35to one journey from Selby to York which takes half an hour taking two
0:16:35 > 0:16:39and a half hours. There was a positive response in Harrogate, at
0:16:39 > 0:16:44the hospital, they put out a tweet asking for staff to come in because
0:16:44 > 0:16:50so many staff could not get into work and the response was absolutely
0:16:50 > 0:16:55incredible. There is a determination here as far as the Yorkshire spirit
0:16:55 > 0:17:04is concerned. Please come back when it is sunny, Matt and Alex.
0:17:04 > 0:17:11Thank you, Harry. Now, the next few days. What should we expect? Will we
0:17:11 > 0:17:16see the back of the Beast from the East?Kind off, although you will
0:17:16 > 0:17:20have to wait for sunny weather Harry was looking for in Yorkshire. The
0:17:20 > 0:17:25next few days we talked about showers in northern and eastern
0:17:25 > 0:17:29Scotland, eastern England, they will go on the next few days and then we
0:17:29 > 0:17:32bring into the picture low-pressure down to the south-west. People
0:17:32 > 0:17:43watching yesterday, we named the storm Emma. In the south-west of the
0:17:43 > 0:17:47UK, south-west England, Wales, snow taking us through Thursday into
0:17:47 > 0:17:53Friday and some places in the south-west, the Moors could get 50
0:17:53 > 0:17:59centimetres. Even at lower levels 20 centimetres in that part. On Friday,
0:17:59 > 0:18:03other southern parts might be affected by snow.When are you
0:18:03 > 0:18:11expecting to see it,?The low, tied up with that, there is slightly
0:18:11 > 0:18:16milder air. What we might see in the south-west, some freezing rain
0:18:16 > 0:18:23briefly on Friday as it turns back to rain. But because the surfaces
0:18:23 > 0:18:27are so cold... You bring us such news! It is the worst weather you
0:18:27 > 0:18:35can get if you are driving. Keep an eye on that. After that, mild air
0:18:35 > 0:18:39slowly, the weekend into next week, moving northwards and the risk of
0:18:39 > 0:18:44snow is confined to northern areas and increasing need to high ground
0:18:44 > 0:18:49so things should improve as we cut off the Beast from the East.After
0:18:49 > 0:18:58that lovely news, we can turn to musicals. Fans of Lulu is musicals
0:18:58 > 0:19:04will be delighted because you are in one.Nobody more delighted than me.
0:19:04 > 0:19:09I have tomorrow, 19 days until I open. The biggest musical in the
0:19:09 > 0:19:16West End. I went to see it a couple of weeks ago for the first time. It
0:19:16 > 0:19:20is so spectacular. I feel at this point of my life I have a gift to be
0:19:20 > 0:19:25asked to be in it.If you want to see what Lulu saw, this is a sneak
0:19:25 > 0:19:30peak.
0:19:40 > 0:19:47# 42nd Street!
0:19:47 > 0:19:53It is 42nd Street, the ultimate high-kicking musical.So fantastic.
0:19:53 > 0:19:58I come from the days of Nigel Lythgoe, when we did shows and you
0:19:58 > 0:20:02tap danced, everything would be, they would have to tape it and
0:20:02 > 0:20:06recorded in case anybody went out that they do not take anything.
0:20:06 > 0:20:12Every one of those kids is on the money.So exciting. 30 years since
0:20:12 > 0:20:18you have done a musical, why do this one now?It is hard to say exactly
0:20:18 > 0:20:24why but sometimes in your life it is timing. I started taking acting
0:20:24 > 0:20:29lessons last year, because people say, why not do more acting? I felt
0:20:29 > 0:20:34it would be good to do that and I would enjoy it as another challenge.
0:20:34 > 0:20:40When this came, I thought a musical, I have done that. Somehow, it feels
0:20:40 > 0:20:45right. It is a gift to be asked. When I saw it, I thought, not bad.I
0:20:45 > 0:20:51love my character. For those who do not know the story, an elaborate on
0:20:51 > 0:21:00your character.OK, I play Dorothy Brock. I do not tap. The character
0:21:00 > 0:21:07is a diva and she has not had success for a year and she is faded.
0:21:07 > 0:21:12Somebody is putting on a musical. In the 30s there was a lot of strife,
0:21:12 > 0:21:17no money, a difficult time, particularly in America. She gets to
0:21:17 > 0:21:20do the musical because she has a sugar daddy who has paid for her to
0:21:20 > 0:21:27be in it. She goes through it acting like a diva but what happens to this
0:21:27 > 0:21:33woman is what I love about my Dorothy. When I play her. She
0:21:33 > 0:21:39becomes very human. In the end she is only looking for love. What she
0:21:39 > 0:21:42does, rather than being afraid of the young girl who will take over
0:21:42 > 0:21:51her lover, she very generously and graciously hands the baton to the
0:21:51 > 0:21:56young girl. It is happy. You go out for a night and go home thinking
0:21:56 > 0:22:03what a great night. I love her. I'm excited about it and I have started
0:22:03 > 0:22:07rehearsing.You said there is no tapping for your character but all
0:22:07 > 0:22:13the clips, all singing and dancing. There is so much of it.Do you any
0:22:13 > 0:22:20dancing.We did Strictly together. I do a little bit of moving around.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24One of the pieces in it is she does not dance but I am happy with that
0:22:24 > 0:22:30because I get to act.Hopefully my acting classes will pay off. Aside,
0:22:30 > 0:22:35you have to be properly prepared.It is a tremendous discipline. Because
0:22:35 > 0:22:43I am a rock and roll singer. I just did a 44 date tour with the band. I
0:22:43 > 0:22:48was in Australia, last year, America this year, on the road all the time.
0:22:48 > 0:22:55This is a different discipline and the voice, for knee, it is a big
0:22:55 > 0:22:59challenge and I love a challenge.Is it true you do not speak before
0:22:59 > 0:23:05midday because it is a way of protecting your voice?When I am
0:23:05 > 0:23:10working, I do not speak until 12 o'clock. You have to be disciplined
0:23:10 > 0:23:17to be around as long as I have.Not until 12? You are such a chatterbox,
0:23:17 > 0:23:21how does that work?That is why I have to shut it down. Do you walk
0:23:21 > 0:23:29about with a notepad?If you are working in the theatre doing eight
0:23:29 > 0:23:32shows a week, your world is revolving around that. You keep
0:23:32 > 0:23:37quiet. It is not to say if somebody said something important I would
0:23:37 > 0:23:44go... I do not chat, that is the point. I do not sit on the phone. I
0:23:44 > 0:23:50keep quiet until 12 o'clock and then all hell lets loose!If you would
0:23:50 > 0:23:56like to see Lulu playing Dorothy Brock in 42nd Street, it starts
0:23:56 > 0:24:03March the 19th at the Theatre Royal in London and we wish you the best.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07We have been inundated with pictures. Thank you to everyone at
0:24:07 > 0:24:17home. Few in the snow, in the ice. -- of
0:24:17 > 0:24:23-- of you in the snow.Lucas on this. Robin hood's Bay.Sarah made
0:24:23 > 0:24:32this today. Of her dog.And gymnastics snowman or person. From
0:24:32 > 0:24:39Maidstone in Kent. We heard it was difficult to make snowmen with this
0:24:39 > 0:24:49snow.And this is Ryan. He is in the French outs where it was minus 20.
0:24:49 > 0:24:55It looks beautifully sunny. I do not mind if the sun is out.
0:24:55 > 0:25:01My grandson loved it in the sun today. He is five. He was thrilled.
0:25:01 > 0:25:09He had not seen snow. As we were saying, it is light and fluffy.It
0:25:09 > 0:25:14is dry snow. Beautiful fairy tale flakes coming down because the air
0:25:14 > 0:25:21is drive from Siberia, a dry place. It is hard to squash it together
0:25:21 > 0:25:26into a snowball. Someone tried to throw a snowball at me this morning.
0:25:26 > 0:25:31It does happen, you know, in this line of work.It disintegrated on
0:25:31 > 0:25:38impact. Happy days. As Ben Rich was saying, the cold weather is coming
0:25:38 > 0:25:46from Siberia and earlier I spoke to Nadia, a local in Yakutsk.It is one
0:25:46 > 0:25:52of the coldest towns on earth and the starting point for the Beast
0:25:52 > 0:25:57from the East.Thanks for staying up late to talk. It is about 11:30pm
0:25:57 > 0:26:02where you are. Are you aware of the name of the weather, we are calling
0:26:02 > 0:26:12it the Beast from the East.Oh, my God!We are not beasts! I am sure
0:26:12 > 0:26:17you are not. We are not used to this weather. Can you give an indication
0:26:17 > 0:26:27of the temperature where you are. -30 four. I have a feeble minus 2.
0:26:27 > 0:26:36What is life like at minus 34?-34 is likes bring when you come from
0:26:36 > 0:26:42minus 50. For asked it is beautiful weather with the sunshine. The
0:26:42 > 0:26:46winter has come to an end and we are almost celebrating every day.When
0:26:46 > 0:26:52weather like this hits, schools closed and we have problems with
0:26:52 > 0:26:56transport. What temperature does it have to be where you are for schools
0:26:56 > 0:27:08to close?The elementary school, -40 five. The others, -40 eight.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11five. The others, -40 eight.Do people go out in temperatures like
0:27:11 > 0:27:16you are talking about? Yes. We always go out. You have taken the
0:27:16 > 0:27:21camera out today.Give an indication of what you have seen today. I went
0:27:21 > 0:27:31to the park and I wanted to show you some of the trees. We have the
0:27:31 > 0:27:36sculpture park. We have this every year, it is a competition.It is
0:27:36 > 0:27:42expected in parts of the UK to get to -15 tonight, so what is your
0:27:42 > 0:27:45advice to people not used to temperatures like this, about
0:27:45 > 0:27:49keeping warm and staying happy in these conditions?Layers and layers
0:27:49 > 0:27:59of clothing. And hot chocolate.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02of clothing. And hot chocolate.Are you pleased other parts of the world
0:28:02 > 0:28:05are getting to experience the weather you normally have at home?
0:28:05 > 0:28:13We are not used to it but we are sampling what life is like in
0:28:13 > 0:28:17Yakutsk now. Which is really great! Thank you for your time and your
0:28:17 > 0:28:24weather. I hope you stay warm and enjoy the spring temperatures of
0:28:24 > 0:28:34-30! Good night, sleep well.I love Nadia.She will be getting up now.
0:28:34 > 0:28:42Drinking hot chocolate.The solution to all problems. She has a brilliant
0:28:42 > 0:28:48Instagram video. Helen, you can hopefully explain how this works.
0:28:48 > 0:28:54This is hot water she is throwing in the air and it is turning into snow.
0:28:54 > 0:28:59It does not work with cold water. You need hot water and very cold
0:28:59 > 0:29:04temperatures. I have done it in Alaska. You can try it at home but
0:29:04 > 0:29:09you are probably better waiting for properly cold weather. When you have
0:29:09 > 0:29:15hot water you throw it in the air. It is close to being able to turn
0:29:15 > 0:29:20into a gas because it is hot. When it spreads into the air it loses
0:29:20 > 0:29:27energy and evaporates and then it condenses back into tiny droplets.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31Cold water cannot lose enough heat to evaporate so it has to be hot and
0:29:31 > 0:29:37then it freezes.It is brilliant.We are grateful to be sat here working
0:29:37 > 0:29:46with a warm, fake fire.Many do not get that option. It is not giving
0:29:46 > 0:29:54off much heat.It is the effect. I am boiling!
0:29:54 > 0:29:59Our neighbours turned to see if my mum and dad were all right back on
0:29:59 > 0:30:02the farm. They are a perfect example of those who don't have a choice,
0:30:02 > 0:30:07they have to work outside.Here is Mike with others in Skipton in North
0:30:07 > 0:30:15Yorkshire.It's 5.00am, degrees Celsius, most -6 of you are tucked
0:30:15 > 0:30:20up warm in bed. For market traders the day starts early - come rain,
0:30:20 > 0:30:28shine or snow. Lee is braving freezing conditions to set up his
0:30:28 > 0:30:34stall. That is impressive. You have put a shop up in 30 minutes?I've
0:30:34 > 0:30:37tried my best. The weather made it a little bit more difficult today. I
0:30:37 > 0:30:41think I've got the hang of. It 16 weeks I've been doing it.Only a few
0:30:41 > 0:30:46months?A few months. End of October I bought this business. 40 years it
0:30:46 > 0:30:55has been here, in this position as well.Good morning, sir. Have you
0:30:55 > 0:31:01come from a long way?Fleetwood. Lancashire?55 miles away.The other
0:31:01 > 0:31:06side of the Pennines.I've been coming here over 30 years.30?Yes.
0:31:06 > 0:31:10Is it as tough as it gets condition wise?It has been deeper. We come no
0:31:10 > 0:31:15matter what.Can I turn you round to show the camera what is written on
0:31:15 > 0:31:18your back.You can.There you go. What do you think of the weather?
0:31:18 > 0:31:23Brilliant. I love it. Love the snow. What better place, in the snow in
0:31:23 > 0:31:27Skipton.Are you outside all day long with the job?Yeah can.
0:31:27 > 0:31:32Obviously making sure that people are safe in town.I'm half
0:31:32 > 0:31:36Yorkshire, I know they are a Hardy breed. They will be out for their
0:31:36 > 0:31:40cheeses surely?I'm not going to get the trade coming out today in the
0:31:40 > 0:31:46snow.You came here, set up, you have cheeses and you are going home?
0:31:46 > 0:31:50I'm afraid so, yes.Lee refuses to give in to the weather and is
0:31:50 > 0:31:54determined to find a customer.As I'm doing a new business. I keep
0:31:54 > 0:31:58trying to stand here. You know, on days like today at least it's
0:31:58 > 0:32:02showing the general public I'm willing, I'm Hardy and willing to
0:32:02 > 0:32:08stand in any weather conditions.Buy Yorkshire's finest food here.Come
0:32:08 > 0:32:13on, the only stall on Skipton high street.There has been a market here
0:32:13 > 0:32:18in the town since medieval times. It was used for trading livestock,
0:32:18 > 0:32:27originally. The word skwgs "Skipton" comes from the old English "sheep
0:32:27 > 0:32:32town" I wonder how our fley animals are getting on this weather. You are
0:32:32 > 0:32:36a millionaire. Amazing views?I wouldn't say I'm a millionaire. My
0:32:36 > 0:32:40boss might be. It's not a bad office window, is it?Who are we feeding
0:32:40 > 0:32:47today?The sheep, just giving them a bit of dry feed. Just helping them.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51They go through the snow for grass. They are heavily pregnant. We give
0:32:51 > 0:32:56them a bit of winter feed. Help them carry the lambs better.They are
0:32:56 > 0:33:00coming now. What a will havely sight. How are they coping with
0:33:00 > 0:33:03these conditions. It's pretty tough at the moment?They cope with it
0:33:03 > 0:33:07very well. They would rather have the dry, snow and frost than rain.
0:33:07 > 0:33:11It doesn't matter how cold it gets, they can cope.Can you cope?I can
0:33:11 > 0:33:16cope by feeding these and keeping moving. I keep very warm. As long as
0:33:16 > 0:33:21you work hard, you keep warm. Oh. Keep working hard. You will keep
0:33:21 > 0:33:28warm.I can't think straight!It's -3 here outside.There you are.We
0:33:28 > 0:33:33are about to put the cold weather into perspective if a feature we
0:33:33 > 0:33:41call...And You Thought You Were Cold! All the people here have done
0:33:41 > 0:33:43epic challenges in sub-zero temperatures around the world. We
0:33:43 > 0:33:48will meet Jackie first. Hi, Jackie. Tell us about what you do on a
0:33:48 > 0:33:53regular basis. The main challenge? The main challenge is getting into
0:33:53 > 0:33:58freezing cold water. I'm an ice swimmer.OK. What is the challenge
0:33:58 > 0:34:04you did when it was absolutely freezing, freezing, freezing?In
0:34:04 > 0:34:11December 2012 I went to Siberia, in Russia, and swum 450 meeters in a
0:34:11 > 0:34:18frozen lake wearing a costume and a hat.Why? !I like a goal in my
0:34:18 > 0:34:23life. You have to get to the age, especial my age, when you have to
0:34:23 > 0:34:28have goals in your life. It keeps you going. You look fresh on it. Let
0:34:28 > 0:34:39us reveal the temperature. Here it is - -33.Good effort.In two weeks
0:34:39 > 0:34:44I'm swimming in Loch Ness. It's five degrees the water. Any tips. How do
0:34:44 > 0:34:49I get through it?That's really cold. What you have to do is don't
0:34:49 > 0:34:53feel the fear, embrace the cold water and look forward for when you
0:34:53 > 0:34:59get out. You will feel so alive and invigorated.Right.In the meantime
0:34:59 > 0:35:04you have a fantastic opportunity. Thick snow out there. Get your
0:35:04 > 0:35:10costume on and roll in the snow. Eat plenty of doughnuts in the meantime.
0:35:10 > 0:35:15I like that bit. Here is your Cold Medal. Get on the podium. You
0:35:15 > 0:35:19deserve it. You are a hero. Go on, Jackie.Good stuff. Let us chat with
0:35:19 > 0:35:27Mark. Mark, just tell everybody what you like to do in sub deer owe
0:35:27 > 0:35:33temperatures? . I like to go running ultra marathons. I have been doing
0:35:33 > 0:35:39430 mile ultra in Canada. 430 miles lechlt us walk across here. We are
0:35:39 > 0:35:42going to reveal the temperature which Mark has been doing all of
0:35:42 > 0:35:48this incredible stuff. It is an astonishing -52. How on earth does
0:35:48 > 0:35:53your body feel when you are running 400 odd miles at that temperature?
0:35:53 > 0:35:58You don't stop to take breaks for too long.No.If you keep moving,
0:35:58 > 0:36:02you stay warm. Good kit.What do you wear?A few layers. Just a few.
0:36:02 > 0:36:08Right.I wouldn't put on a big down jacket until it was maybe or
0:36:08 > 0:36:14stopping to -35 have a long rest. The rest of the time everything is
0:36:14 > 0:36:20open, working hard and pulling a sled.I can't imagine what that
0:36:20 > 0:36:25feels like. Look at Mark's face when he finished. What had happened
0:36:25 > 0:36:28there?A lot had happened there during the course of an evening.
0:36:28 > 0:36:35That photo was taken in the early hours of the morning. It had been
0:36:35 > 0:36:44below for about a -40 week, I think. I came off the mountain, lots of ice
0:36:44 > 0:36:50and vapour from my breathing crystallised over fabrics I was
0:36:50 > 0:36:53wearing to protect my skin.You more than deserve your Cold Medal. Well
0:36:53 > 0:37:01done mark. Huge congratulations. Up you go my friend -52. Looking good.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05We have the ice maidens who must feel tropical. Tell us what your
0:37:05 > 0:37:12challenge was?Earlier this year, at the beginning of this month, six of
0:37:12 > 0:37:20us came back from having completed the first all-female team to cross
0:37:20 > 0:37:23Antarctica from coast-to-coast using muscle power.Fantastic. We will see
0:37:23 > 0:37:30what the temperature was. Matt you are on it.Ready. -56. MentsHow on
0:37:30 > 0:37:36earth do you cope in temperatures like that?To be honest, we hadn't
0:37:36 > 0:37:39traineded in anything like that. It was a shock to the system. We just
0:37:39 > 0:37:43made sure that every single tiny square of our face was covered.
0:37:43 > 0:37:50Every bit of skin. Never took our gloves off. Careful the wind
0:37:50 > 0:37:54couldn't slip in and frost nip that wasn't well covered.Any injuries?
0:37:54 > 0:37:59No, we were pretty lucky. Super careful with our faces. We didn't
0:37:59 > 0:38:03want to end up blemished. No, we were pretty lucky.Whatten a
0:38:03 > 0:38:08achievement girls. Truly fantastic. A Cold Medal each. On to the podium.
0:38:08 > 0:38:14Thank you so much.One more time for our Cold Medallists. Remarkable
0:38:14 > 0:38:19item.Unbelievable. You have probably braved the sub-zero
0:38:19 > 0:38:23temperatures to put your recycling bins out this week. The question is
0:38:23 > 0:38:29- was it worth it.It's a good question the Proud family have been
0:38:29 > 0:38:33asking their local recycling plant. Last week we challenged the Proud
0:38:33 > 0:38:37family to reduce their single use plastic for a week.It's very
0:38:37 > 0:38:41difficult, you know. To get meat that is not in plastic from the
0:38:41 > 0:38:47supermarket.What about the plastic they put in their recycling bin?If
0:38:47 > 0:38:52everybody does recycling of the plastic how much is recycled.Once
0:38:52 > 0:39:00they leave their house, where do they go to?All of their plastic
0:39:00 > 0:39:07waste comes in here to this recycling centre. Along with
0:39:07 > 0:39:12two-thirds of everyone else' recycling from Greater Manchester.
0:39:12 > 0:39:18At this place, they process 17 tops of recycling an hour. Patrick has
0:39:18 > 0:39:23offered to get our family a tour around the noisy plant.You can see
0:39:23 > 0:39:27the different grades of plastics have been sorted on different
0:39:27 > 0:39:34conveyors.Every single thing that they put into their recycling, does
0:39:34 > 0:39:39it get recycled?No.Into new plastic.Some of the items they put
0:39:39 > 0:39:46in the bin can't be recycled.Can I show you some of the plastics that
0:39:46 > 0:39:51the Proud's have got.That can be recycled. The important thing is,
0:39:51 > 0:39:56don't put the straw in the bottle. We can't recycle the straws.What is
0:39:56 > 0:40:01the deal with the black plastic trails?They can be recycled, not
0:40:01 > 0:40:10from this facility. We like that. Take the lid off.Not the lid.We
0:40:10 > 0:40:15can't recycle them on this facility. The plastic this facility recycles
0:40:15 > 0:40:19is almost ex-includively plastic bottles. That's because they are
0:40:19 > 0:40:22made from high-grade plastic and can be sold back into the plastics
0:40:22 > 0:40:30market.It's not high quality enough.It's not worth your while
0:40:30 > 0:40:37recycling itInvestment needed to sort that out can outweigh the value
0:40:37 > 0:40:41of it.Plastic not recycled here is put to a different use.We will send
0:40:41 > 0:40:46it where it will be turned into a fuel, which will be burnt and
0:40:46 > 0:40:49generate green Lek tress thrillsy. As landfill rates reduce in the UK
0:40:49 > 0:40:55you might think we are recycling more. More and more waste is being
0:40:55 > 0:41:02burned to produce energy instead. In 2016-2017, almost 40% of all local
0:41:02 > 0:41:06authority waste was incinerated. Some 10 million tonnes. Although
0:41:06 > 0:41:12considered a greener option than landfill, it's not as energy
0:41:12 > 0:41:15efficient as recycling plastic. When you get energy from this, you are
0:41:15 > 0:41:19only getting a percentage of the energy, aren't you? You can't
0:41:19 > 0:41:22recover that whole thing?No. At least it's not going in landfill.
0:41:22 > 0:41:26The important thing is we are keeping away from landfill and
0:41:26 > 0:41:33generating green electricity from it.85% of what they receive,
0:41:33 > 0:41:39including glass and cans, is sent for recycling here. Up-and-down the
0:41:39 > 0:41:43country there are huge discrepancies in plastic recycling rates dead
0:41:43 > 0:41:48mending where you live. It's a postcode Lottery. That is a
0:41:48 > 0:41:53situation it that Barry Turner wants to see changed.All of these
0:41:53 > 0:42:00products are epsychable. If we get it back, it's not single use.You
0:42:00 > 0:42:05feel councils should be collecting all of them.A lot of European
0:42:05 > 0:42:12nations collect all plastics from our consumers. That is at the kerb
0:42:12 > 0:42:16and make it easy. We make it more difficult and challenging for the
0:42:16 > 0:42:18consumer. We are saying to government and waste management
0:42:18 > 0:42:23companies is - we have to collect them all and make sure they all get
0:42:23 > 0:42:28recycled.Another thing we could do is use less of them?Indeed.Discard
0:42:28 > 0:42:32less of them?Then you would lose the benefits associated with this
0:42:32 > 0:42:36modern material. It's lightweight. That means less transport costs.
0:42:36 > 0:42:40Less energy goes into making it compared with other materials. It
0:42:40 > 0:42:42doesn't shatter and it prevents food waste. We have to put those benefits
0:42:42 > 0:42:48to work. But that means getting them back at the end of the line.Having
0:42:48 > 0:42:53been to see your recycling plant, do you know feel have you a good idea
0:42:53 > 0:42:57of what is easily recycled in your system?I'm more on the ball with
0:42:57 > 0:43:03it. I will be doing the lids off the milk bottles and the detergents and
0:43:03 > 0:43:07taking lids off everything.I don't think people understand what is
0:43:07 > 0:43:14resighable and
0:43:14 > 0:43:18resighable and what isn't. We need to know everybody follows the same
0:43:18 > 0:43:23standard.The Proud family join us now along with Phillip Lewis and
0:43:23 > 0:43:28Therese Coffey.
0:43:29 > 0:43:32Therese Coffey. She's responsible for the nations recycling. Why is
0:43:32 > 0:43:36there not one standard system that every single recycling centre uses?
0:43:36 > 0:43:41We would like to see a great more consistency in that. We are working
0:43:41 > 0:43:45with manufacturers to have fewer plastics that are being used. One,
0:43:45 > 0:43:49it's easier for processors to recycle that plastic, it will become
0:43:49 > 0:43:53more worth their while, so they can make money out of the plastic they
0:43:53 > 0:43:58recycle. Too often are saying - it's not work economically.Why is there
0:43:58 > 0:44:01not one simple thing. Everybody does the same thing?Right across the
0:44:01 > 0:44:04country we are look at different communities and councils know their
0:44:04 > 0:44:08communities best. We would would like to move to a national scheme.
0:44:08 > 0:44:12Somebody who lives in Sale could have four or five bins inside their
0:44:12 > 0:44:16home and outside. Somebody in the heart of Manchester may struggle
0:44:16 > 0:44:20with the space to split out waste in the same way. We want to move to
0:44:20 > 0:44:23something that is more consistent and more councils to take more
0:44:23 > 0:44:26plastic and we want to work with manufacturers and retailers to
0:44:26 > 0:44:30reduce the amount of plastic that is out there, which isn't necessary.
0:44:30 > 0:44:34Some use of the plastic are really good and indispensable for safety
0:44:34 > 0:44:41and so on. We could do a lot more to stop using plastic every day in our
0:44:41 > 0:44:45lives.Lots of families are getting disillusion, probably after seeing
0:44:45 > 0:44:49that film there. We think we are doing our best. Piling the recycling
0:44:49 > 0:44:54and putting everything in that we think can be recycled and finding
0:44:54 > 0:44:58out, as you did Maisie, a lot of the stuff isn't actually being recycled
0:44:58 > 0:45:03and being burnt. Maisie, how did you feel leaving that plant then having
0:45:03 > 0:45:05ploughed so much energy as a family into this project for
0:45:10 > 0:45:14And I was feeling disheartened.I thought everything would be recycled
0:45:14 > 0:45:21and when I found out products that could be recycled had non-recyclable
0:45:21 > 0:45:25parts, it was being sent to be burned. I could not understand why
0:45:25 > 0:45:32they were not separating it.Lucy, you were at the plant, an eye-opener
0:45:32 > 0:45:37for you, who knows about this topic. Maisie was saying there was a milk
0:45:37 > 0:45:42bottle they use at school and if the straw is left inside it is deemed to
0:45:42 > 0:45:47be contaminated. And then it is put on a different journey and goes to
0:45:47 > 0:45:55incineration. What I wondered is why we are not going to be more
0:45:55 > 0:45:58ambitious. Let's talk about bottle deposit schemes. You have been to
0:45:58 > 0:46:04Norway. We can see from the recycling centre they want
0:46:04 > 0:46:09high-grade plastic from bottles. Norway gets 97% recycling rate. When
0:46:09 > 0:46:13will we get a bottle deposit scheme? Scotland have committed to it.When
0:46:13 > 0:46:18will we get it across the country? There is a strong amount of
0:46:18 > 0:46:27political will. When I have been to Germany, Norway, Denmark and Sweden,
0:46:27 > 0:46:30and as a consumer, when you walk up with a bottle, it looks the same.
0:46:30 > 0:46:32The way it is processed and financed is different. We need something that
0:46:32 > 0:46:36will work in this country. We have greater use of on the go products,
0:46:36 > 0:46:42more than anywhere else in Europe. So it has to be effective, not just
0:46:42 > 0:46:46scratched the surface. Officials are working on this. We have had experts
0:46:46 > 0:46:56looking at this who can give advice. Work is under way.In Scotland they
0:46:56 > 0:46:59think it will be effective because they have committed to it and surely
0:46:59 > 0:47:04there is a similarity and amount of bottles we are using.We would be
0:47:04 > 0:47:07interested in working together and I meet opposite numbers from different
0:47:07 > 0:47:12countries and it would be good to have a UK wide system but I want one
0:47:12 > 0:47:18that will be effective so we can get the recycling rate up. We have been
0:47:18 > 0:47:22working with transport hubs, cafes, other people to make sure people can
0:47:22 > 0:47:27fill up a bottle with water. I am one of 50 MPs who has pledged to
0:47:27 > 0:47:35give up plastic. In my handbag I carry around a bottle.
0:47:36 > 0:47:39carry around a bottle.I don't have coffee cups from the coffee shop. I
0:47:39 > 0:47:44take my bamboo. My son has restaurants and it is tap water not
0:47:44 > 0:47:48bottled water any more.It seems everybody is doing what they can to
0:47:48 > 0:47:54recycle but when it arrives at the recycling plant, if they do not
0:47:54 > 0:48:01recycle it, it seems unfortunate. Is there an incentive for the recycling
0:48:01 > 0:48:05plants, maybe help to make them recycle this?There are places
0:48:05 > 0:48:10around the country that do it. Sad to hear about the one in Manchester
0:48:10 > 0:48:18not making full use of the plastic. Everybody puts plastic out on the
0:48:18 > 0:48:22market come as a manufacturer, pays a levy. We want to change it so it
0:48:22 > 0:48:28will be more rewarded so it is easy to recycle and if people consider
0:48:28 > 0:48:32how they put more recycling back into the product. Let's make it
0:48:32 > 0:48:36worthwhile for people to continue to do it and make it easy but
0:48:36 > 0:48:40financially worthwhile.Where we went they would say they are doing
0:48:40 > 0:48:47as much as anybody can, what about chemical recycling? We heard Maureen
0:48:47 > 0:48:52Lipman on this show saying there was a place in Swindon and they are
0:48:52 > 0:48:56doing chemical recycling. Things like that are ambitious and need
0:48:56 > 0:49:02more investment. Do you have plans to invest in those kinds of things?
0:49:02 > 0:49:06At the moment stuff being recycled is mainly going into football
0:49:06 > 0:49:10shirts, polyester. It is not ambitious enough is the problem.
0:49:10 > 0:49:14Money has gone in from the government and we are exploring what
0:49:14 > 0:49:20we can do. There is a wide range of technology. We have to be careful
0:49:20 > 0:49:25about
0:49:25 > 0:49:29about biodegradable plastics, if not treated properly they can break
0:49:29 > 0:49:36down. We need to make sure we have a better environment. People have seen
0:49:36 > 0:49:39the scourge of plastic attacking marine life.Everybody wants to help
0:49:39 > 0:49:45them do what they can. It seems it is coming from government level that
0:49:45 > 0:49:50needs to take it to the next step. You do not have to convince anybody
0:49:50 > 0:49:55to recycle.We will let the Proud family have a word with you. We
0:49:55 > 0:49:59cannot do it on screen but we will take you off to have a big chat
0:49:59 > 0:50:05about it. Thank you for coming in. On an evening when temperatures are
0:50:05 > 0:50:11expected to fall down to -15, the lowest in 30 years, we can revisit a
0:50:11 > 0:50:16Marty Jopson special when mercury levels plummeted.
0:50:16 > 0:50:24A lot slower than minus 15. The winter of early 1982 saw some of the
0:50:24 > 0:50:31most severe snow blizzards of the century. Entire towns were cut off.
0:50:31 > 0:50:38Households were snowed in. Food had to be delivered by helicopter. But
0:50:38 > 0:50:42nowhere was hit as badly as the Scottish Highland village of
0:50:42 > 0:50:48Braemar. At this former weather station on the 10th of January 1982,
0:50:48 > 0:50:55they recorded the coldest ever temperature to hit the UK.
0:50:56 > 0:50:57temperature to hit the UK. -27.2 degrees Celsius, cold enough to
0:50:57 > 0:51:02freeze whiskey. You expect temperatures like this in Siberia,
0:51:02 > 0:51:09but not Great Britain. Local residents David remembers the cold
0:51:09 > 0:51:13winter well.When you came out of your house you felt the frost
0:51:13 > 0:51:19immediately. The air felt crisp. The hairs in your nose felt like they
0:51:19 > 0:51:25would crack if you touched them. Some people'scentral heating stopped
0:51:25 > 0:51:30working.Not easy. What made Braemar's temperatures plummet
0:51:30 > 0:51:34further than anywhere else in Britain? The first reason is
0:51:34 > 0:51:41geography. At over 1000 feet above sea level it is one of the highest
0:51:41 > 0:51:45villages in the UK. Surprisingly it is also positioned in a valley that
0:51:45 > 0:51:54makes it so cold. This is my job of cold air, fog created with dry eyes.
0:51:54 > 0:52:03If I pour it on to the village on a flat grassy plain... The cold air
0:52:03 > 0:52:08rolls away. If I recreate Braemar, which is surrounded by mountains,
0:52:08 > 0:52:19and at the bottom of a deep valley, now, when you put cold air into
0:52:19 > 0:52:26Braemar, the fog, cold air, is pulling at the bottom of the valley
0:52:26 > 0:52:33because cold air is heavy. This cold, heavy air tumbling down the
0:52:33 > 0:52:40valley slopes is called a flow. This is why the coldest temperatures are
0:52:40 > 0:52:45generally not at the top of mountains, thanks to the flow, they
0:52:45 > 0:52:50deep down in the valleys. Braemar is regularly one of the coldest
0:52:50 > 0:52:54villages in the UK. What was special about 1982 that made Braemar's
0:52:54 > 0:53:04temperature sink so low? Gillian Keith is a local meteorologist.In
0:53:04 > 0:53:08late 1981 in December, there was a lot of arctic air from the north and
0:53:08 > 0:53:15it brought a lot of snow over the UK. In Braemar, there were 56
0:53:15 > 0:53:20consecutive days of snow cover. Each night was getting colder and colder.
0:53:20 > 0:53:25This month and a half of snow cover was the other major reason for
0:53:25 > 0:53:30Braemar's deep chill. To show why I am leaving ice cubes on the white
0:53:30 > 0:53:35plate and some on the black plate. All of them begin to melt, but
0:53:35 > 0:53:43crucially, those on the black plate melt faster than on the white plate.
0:53:43 > 0:53:48That is because dark colours absorb sunlight, which melts the ice,
0:53:48 > 0:53:53whereas this plate, because it is white, like snow, it is reflecting a
0:53:53 > 0:53:59lot of the light and does not get as warm and the ice has melted less. It
0:53:59 > 0:54:08is this phenomenon that explains why a heavy blanket of white snow for
0:54:08 > 0:54:13six weeks kept the air cooler and meant the village got colder and
0:54:13 > 0:54:17colder. These extreme conditions together with its unique position
0:54:17 > 0:54:25deep in the mountain to Braemar 's epic freeze. To this day, that night
0:54:25 > 0:54:32of 1982 has never been beaten. Braemar still holds the record for
0:54:32 > 0:54:38the coldest temperature recorded in the United Kingdom.
0:54:38 > 0:54:44Thank you, Marty. Lots of questions. We have time for about two!What is
0:54:44 > 0:54:48wind-chill? The stronger the wind, the more moisture evaporates from
0:54:48 > 0:54:54your skin. Like when we sweat and it calls us down. That takes the energy
0:54:54 > 0:54:58out of your body and calls you down and stronger winds will take more
0:54:58 > 0:55:05energy out and make you feel colder. Why is snow white?Things have
0:55:05 > 0:55:12colours because in light hits them. Light hits the snow and no covers
0:55:12 > 0:55:16are taken away so everything that goes in comes out and it looks
0:55:16 > 0:55:20white.Should you always wear a hat because you lose all your heat
0:55:20 > 0:55:24through your head?You do not. Wearing a hat will keep you warm but
0:55:24 > 0:55:33you do not lose any more heat from your head.A big thank you to Ben
0:55:33 > 0:55:38Rich and Dr Helen. Her series From Ice to Fire: The Incredible Science
0:55:38 > 0:55:41of Temperature continues tomorrow on BBC Four.And Lulu can be seen in
0:55:41 > 0:55:4542nd Street in the West End from the 19th of March.Performing tonight,
0:55:45 > 0:55:50the Fratellis with a track from their new album In Your Own Sweet
0:55:50 > 0:55:53Time. Mrs Starcrossed Losers.
0:55:53 > 0:55:55-- this is.
0:56:02 > 0:56:08# It started out as nothing in the strangest sense
0:56:08 > 0:56:11# He was never in his right mind no defence
0:56:11 > 0:56:13# She prayed for his attention often on repeat
0:56:13 > 0:56:15# Every time she heard his name and his heartbeat
0:56:15 > 0:56:18# He was in denial in his own back yard
0:56:18 > 0:56:20# Pleading for the rain just to come down hard
0:56:20 > 0:56:23# She bought him a bracelet and put it on his wrist
0:56:23 > 0:56:27# Like every time before she got close but missed
0:56:27 > 0:56:30# Romeo, Romeo I'm your Juliet
0:56:30 > 0:56:32# I'm the pot of gold that you haven't found yet
0:56:32 > 0:56:40# Ah ooh
0:56:40 > 0:56:43# He said, Juliet I believe every word you say
0:56:43 > 0:56:45# But time is running backward every single day
0:56:45 > 0:56:53# Ah ooh
0:57:14 > 0:57:16# She was in chains by her own good hand
0:57:16 > 0:57:18# Keeping all the angels under her command
0:57:18 > 0:57:20# He saw every detail burning like sun
0:57:20 > 0:57:23# But he couldn't get it straight that his race was run
0:57:23 > 0:57:25# Romeo, Romeo tell me where've you been
0:57:25 > 0:57:28# I would be complete if you would only let me in
0:57:28 > 0:57:33# Ah ooh
0:57:33 > 0:57:37# Juliet I told you I was only passing through
0:57:37 > 0:57:40# And if I had a moment I would spend it just with you
0:57:40 > 0:57:48# Ah ooh
0:57:56 > 0:57:57# Ah ah
0:57:57 > 0:58:00# And they all fall down
0:58:13 > 0:58:15# And she said, Romeo, Romeo I'm your Juliet
0:58:15 > 0:58:18# I'm the pot of gold that you haven't found yet
0:58:18 > 0:58:26# Ah ooh
0:58:26 > 0:58:28# Juliet I believe every word you say
0:58:28 > 0:58:30# But time is running backwards every single day
0:58:30 > 0:58:38# Ah ooh
0:58:40 > 0:58:42# Romeo, Romeo tell me where've you been
0:58:42 > 0:58:45# I would be complete if you would only let me in
0:58:45 > 0:58:48# Ah ooh
0:58:48 > 0:58:51# Juliet I told you I was only passing through
0:58:51 > 0:58:51# And if I had a moment I would spend it just with you
0:58:57 > 0:59:05# Ah ooh
0:59:07 > 0:59:08# Ah ooh.#
0:59:08 > 0:59:14APPLAUSE