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Nature's Weirdest Events Series 1
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Chris Packham examines some of the weirdest natural events on the planet, including a car cocooned by caterpillars in Holland and a case of exploding toads in Germany.

In the first programme of this two-part series, Chris Packham takes us around the world to the scene of some of the weirdest natural events on the planet. With the help of footage taken by eyewitnesses and news crews, he unravels the facts and the science behind each phenomenon.

There is the mysterious case of the car cocooned by caterpillars in Holland and the baffling case of the exploding toads in Germany. In Switzerland, a lakeside town is entombed in ice and a once-in-a-lifetime storm turns Sydney, Australia, crimson overnight. There are some disturbing plagues of mice and locusts and a swarm of ladybirds. And finally there are extraordinary strandings of starfish, crabs and whales.

Chris tells the real story of the events behind the headlines and helps to explain what on Earth happened.

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Mon 13 Apr 2020 14:00
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  • 00:03

    Bonobo

    Light Pattern

  • 00:26

    The xx

    Intro

  • 00:27

    Dusty Springfield

    I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself

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Presenter Chris Packham
Director Louise Turner
Producer Tim Scoones
Producer Lucinda Axelsson

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