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Heatwave

Dramatised documentary. An alarming vision of Britain caught in the grip of an environmental and social nightmare. It's summer 2006, and temperatures have topped 100 degrees, with no end in sight.

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1 hour, 28 minutes

Last on

Wed 17 Jun 2026 00:00
BBC Four

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Narrator Bernard Hill

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