Did anybody watch the 'White Christmas of 1981' documentary on Channel 5 last night?
It was on between 9 and 10:30pm. It was fairly interesting featuring interviews from several tv, political, sport and music personalities from the era, including Brian Keating I think his name is (well known weather personality from the era and later).
Also included loads of archival footage of the time which was fascinating to see, as well as highlighting the hardship it caused for many as well as the joy.
It did go into the January 1982 cold as well.
Was a bit disappointed how the narrator pointed out CORRECTLY that 1981 didn't officially count as a white Christmas because not a single flake of snow fell on the met office building in London that day. But then INCORRECTLY said the last such one was in 2010. Then annoyingly played down that month describing it as a sloppy dusting. Think 2004 is the year they should have said. December 1981 was probably more snowy than 2010 but I wouldn't describe it as a wet dusting. 2010 certainly returned a lower CET in the end but hey ho.
All round though it was fairly insightful, especially for someone like myself who wasn't even born at the time.