Big Weather (And How to Survive It): Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

With unique access to Australia's emergency services, first responders and local communities, and packed with information for communities on how to manage extreme weather events, Big Weather (And How to Survive It) is an emotionally gripping series filmed over one intense summer, and preparing us for more.

Shot on the frontlines during Australia's Black Summer of 2019-20, this 3-part ABC factual series delivers an urgent and empowering message of how our weather is changing and what we can do to survive it.

Big Weather presenter, Craig Reucassel charts the 2019-20 summer as oppressive heatwaves set temperature records that lead to Australia's worst fire season on record. Over this period more than 20 million hectares of forest went up in flames: a fifth of the continent's forest and an area twice the size of Belgium. Then in a cruel contradiction, catastrophic fire is followed by severe storms and flash floods.

Series details

• Title: Big Weather (And How to Survive It)
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2020-10-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-10-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 55 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 51057

Cast and credited roles

• Craig Reucassel — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2020-10-13; final listed air date 2020-10-27; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Big Weather (And How to Survive It) on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.