AND NOW THE SHIPPING FORECAST (ADLARD COLES) (PB)

Peter Jefferson presented The Shipping Forecast for over 40 years and this book is both an affectionate memoir and a history of the science and BBC programming behind the forecast. He 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 and, for reasons not quite understood, it has become a much-loved part of the British cultural landscape with an avid following of listeners who find its poetry is the perfect cure for insomnia.