Not to be ignored, of course, were economic ripples from the Japanese earthquake.

"And if you click here, in the sound library, this is the noise of the Japanese earthquake."

The 2011 figures were dominated by the Japanese earthquake and tsunami.

"If you knew the amount of overtime I had to put in after the last Japanese earthquake!"

Recently, the 2011 Japanese earthquake led to a period when it was difficult to source all the parts needed for various systems.

The initial financial market reaction to the Japanese earthquake has been quite muted.

Global car production has been hit by the Japanese earthquake this year.

Indonesia has also offered aid in the recent Japanese earthquake.

Why did financial markets panic after the Japanese earthquake?

In the first show of the series the team look at the science behind the devastating Japanese earthquake and the tsunami it triggered.