The Big Freeze: Winter ’63

Channel 5, 9pm

John Craven, Joanna Lumley (above) and Pete Waterman are among the celebrities sharing their memories of one of the harshest winters ever to hit Britain – it was the coldest on record since 1739 and the snow barely stopped for ten weeks. Weatherman John Kettley explains the science behind it and there’s a look at how it compares to 2018’s ‘Beast from the East’. ★★★☆☆