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And Now The Shipping Forecast Peter Jefferson

And Now The Shipping Forecast By Peter Jefferson

And Now The Shipping Forecast by Peter Jefferson

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Summary

Peter's affectionate memoir of and history behind the BBC radio forecast: he explains how it came about, who collects the information and what it's like to read this bulletin.

And Now The Shipping Forecast Summary

And Now The Shipping Forecast: A Tide of History Around Our Shores by Peter Jefferson

Peter Jefferson presented The Shipping Forecast for over 40 years, and his familiar voice continues to be heard reading quotations on BBC Radio 4's Quote... Unquote. This book is both an affectionate memoir and a history of the science and BBC programming behind the forecast.

Peter explains how it came out, who collects all the information and what it's like to read this bulletin. Even though the information in the forecast is now readily available in many formats, The Shipping Forecast is something of a 'must listen' for fans gathered over the decades.

For reasons not quite understood, it has become a much-loved part of the British cultural landscape with an avid following of listerners find its poetry is the perfect cure for insomnia. This book is perfect for those fans.

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For this daily dose of the beautiful to work, nothing is more important than the god who administers it. None has been more perfect in the last few years than Peter Jefferson, the voice of perfect modulation, the near-equal of the incomparable Charlotte Green, neither thin nor fruity, effortlessly clear, understanding that the beauty of the moment depends on restraint and the absence of any hint of doubt.

-- The Guardian

About Peter Jefferson

Peter Jefferson joined the BBC in 1964. In 1969 he became an announcer and newsreader, first on the BBC World Service then across all the domestic BBC Radio networks, which included reading the Shipping Forecast for 40 years first on Radio 2 and later on Radio 4. He took early retirement in 2001 but continued working for Radio 4 in a freelance capcity until 2009 during which time he also appeared in several radio and TV programmes including plays on Radio 4 and vocally or as an actor on EastEnders, Panorama, My Family, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, The Mighty Boosh, The Bill, Peak Practice and Holby City. He currently reads the quotes on Radio 4's Quote... Unqote, and lives with his wife in Surrey.

Table of Contents

  1. Prologue
  2. The genesis of the shipping forecast
  3. Name changing but not name calling
  4. The meteorological office and the shipping forecast broadcast
  5. The lighter side
  6. Unexpected outside broadcast
  7. Sailing by
  8. Sailing by the seat of your pants
  9. A tale of shipping area turbulence. Part 1
  10. A tale of shipping area turbulence. Part 2
  11. Shedding some light... on lighthouses
  12. Codes, conventions and traditions
  13. Time and Greenwich Mean Time
  14. A life on the ocean wave
  15. A final note

Additional information

GOR003288025
9781906860158
1906860157
And Now The Shipping Forecast: A Tide of History Around Our Shores by Peter Jefferson
Peter Jefferson
Used - Very Good
Paperback
UIT Cambridge LTD
20110519
256
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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