Episodes
| First Broadcast | Comments |
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| 20250101 |
The Shipping Forecast - A Beginner's Guide
As Radio 4 marks one hundred years of the Shipping Forecast on the BBC, Paddy O'Connell guides us through the history and meaning of 'The Ships'.
From The Royal Charter Storm of the mid 19th Century, to the future of the forecast itself, he'll explore why the Shipping Forecast began, how it's evolved and what it actually all means. Along the way he'll meet people who read it, write it and use it, and discover why this is still an important piece of information, and not just something to be found on tea towels and mugs.
Contributors include the historian Peter Moore, Dr Catherine Ross from the National Meteorological Library and Archive, Met Office Senior Weather Forecaster Craig Snell, R4 Continuity Announcer Caroline Nicholls and author & sailor Nic Compton.