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Barra Best experiences how the country's climate shapes people's lives. He discovers that while nothing can be done about the weather, things can certainly be done with it.
'Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it' is a witticism attributed to writer Mark Twain. In the first of a two-part series, Barra Best experiences how our climate shapes our lives and discovers that while we can't do anything about the weather, we can certainly do things with it.
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Sun 13 Sep 2026
08:30
BBC One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Barra Best |
| Producer | Maeve Ó Catháin |
Broadcasts
- Mon 29 Feb 2016 19:30BBC One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
Sat 5 Mar 2016 18:00BBC Two Northern Ireland- Fri 21 Oct 2016 19:30BBC One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
- Sat 16 Nov 2019 16:30BBC One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
- Fri 29 Jan 2021 19:00BBC Two Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
- Sun 2 Nov 2025 10:00BBC One Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
- Sat 2 May 2026 13:30BBC Two Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
- Sun 13 Sep 2026 08:30BBC One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
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