ATTENTION ALL SHIPPING (PB) (NEW)

The Shipping Forecast is a curious piece of broadcasting, at once baffling and reassuring, Many of us have grown up with this sonorous gazetteer slipping into our subconscious as we half-listen to the outlook for Forties, Tyne and Dogger. But where are these places, and what secrets do they conceal? Charlie Connelly sets off on a journey round the forecast to find out, discovering the history and culture behind one of Britain's best-loved broadcasting institutions.