The Floods
A selection of programmes and clips relating to flooding in the UK.
Flooding: Best Laid Plans?—File on 4 Investigates
How well prepared is Britain's transport infrastructure to weather the winter storms?
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How to deal with flooding
Sima Kotecha looks at how to deal with flooding.
Britain Under Water—Costing the Earth
The fight back against the flood waters starts here. Tom Heap reports.
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Call You and Yours: Floods Advice—You and Yours
What now for those affected by the floods? Consumer phone-in with Melanie Abbott.
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18/02/2014—Farming Today
Contaminated floodwater poisoned livestock in Wales. Can Somerset learn lessons?
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14/02/2014—You and Yours
Consumer news. Peter White looks at ways your home can be made flood proof.
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Seaside cafe 'hit by immense waves and rocks'
The Maritime Agency's Karen Bosman on how waves smashed into a cafe Milford on Sea.
Cost of the Floods, Butterflies and New-builds—Farming Today
As the floodwaters subside in some areas, the cost of the clear-up is beginning to emerge.
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"You have to wonder whether we will ever go back there"
Edward Stourton interviews Ruth Loveridge of the Somerset Levels Basket and Craft Centre
The Big Flood of 1953—The Long View
Jonathan Freedland and his team goes on location to investigate the floods of 1953.
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Months before train lines back to normal
Shaun Ley interviews Robin Gisby of Network Rail about the impact of the floods
'New rivers will appear'
Andrew McKenzie discusses ancient rivers that could reappear.
Britain in Flood—File on 4 Investigates
Has the government done enough to protect us from flooding? Allan Urry investigates.
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Dredging 'will stop 90% of flooding' says Somerset farmer
Today presenter Mishal Husain reports from flood-hit Somerset.
'I've never seen the waves surge so much'
Mishal Husain reports from storm-hit Porthleven in Cornwall.
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Payouts for storm power cuts; Insurer data breach alert; Bank customers in group action; The Faberge Mystery—Money Box
Personal finance news with Paul Lewis. Who compensates you for storm power cuts?
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'We thought we'd lost everything', says Cornwall shop owner
Porthleven shop owner Lucy Page on how the storms forced her business to close.
Alan Bennett reads the Shipping Forecast
Guest editor Michael Palin asked the playwright to read the forecast.
