From Seamus Heaney, to Carol Ann Duffy, Radio 4’s Shipping Forecast has always provided inspiration to poets. As part of We British: An Epic In Poetry, Radio 4 reclaimed this ode to the nation ...

Modern seafarers can now rely on sophisticated forecasting technology but the calm, rhythmic delivery of the shipping weather forecast by one of BBC Radio 4's silky-voiced continuity announcers ...

Broadcast since 1925 on public radio in the UK, the Shipping Forecast provides weather forecasts for maritime areas around ...

Gale warnings are in effect in the following locations: Issued at: 11:30 UTC on 18th Feb Low 150 miles west of Shannon 986 losing its identity Issued at: 11:30 UTC on 18th Feb Variable 2 to 4 at ...

Gavin and Stacey character Nessa is one of a raft of famous voices who will recreate old versions of the Shipping Forecast on BBC Radio 4 on New Year's Day to celebrate 100 years of the weather ...

Radio 4 is a station for anyone interested in intelligent ... What is the music played before the late Shipping Forecast? The music before the late-night shipping forecast is called Sailing ...

The Shipping Forecast has been called a 'cherished ritual ... rhythmic delivery of the forecast by one of BBC Radio 4’s silky-voiced continuity announcers has turned the forecast into something ...