The BEST episodes directed by Elaine Pieper

The Jet Stream and Us
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#1 - The Jet Stream and Us

BBC Documentaries - Season 2008 - Episode 25

Documentary tracing how human understanding of the jet stream - a ribbon of fast moving air high in the atmosphere - has grown. It has been responsible for bewildering effect on bomber pilots in World War II, turbocharging modern transatlantic flyers, the infamous 1987 hurricane and the devastating floods of recent years. Scientists now believe this powerful weather phenomenon is now changing its pattern of behaviour and could have an even bigger impact on our climate and the way we live our lives.

The Rules of Film Noir
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#2 - The Rules of Film Noir

BBC Documentaries - Season 2009 - Episode 35

Bogey, Bacall and Mitchum play it tough as Matthew Sweet celebrates the hardboiled world of noir movies.