Rain: The Untold Story

Rain: The Untold Story

2022•8.0/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

8.0/10(1)

Life on Earth would not be possible without rain. Although water covers most of the earth, 97% of it is sea water. Rain supports life on land by supplying salt-free water that we can drink. Rain, or the lack of it has shaped and destroyed civilisations since antiquity, and now climate change is changing the patterns of rainfall with deadly effect.

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Language

EN

Status

Returning Series

First Aired

December 11, 2022

Last Aired

December 25, 2022

Networks

BBC One, TG4

Created By

Dylan Williams

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Understanding Rain

Air date: 2022-12-11

The science of rain and rainfall prediction

E2

The Impact of Rain

Air date: 2022-12-18

Our evolving cultural relationship with rain.

E3

The Value of Rain

Air date: 2022-12-25

The global lack of freshwater, and future solutions.

Cast

Catrin Mara

Narrator

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