Gillian Reynolds
How a weather broadcast came to symbolize all it means to British
You would think an esoteric radio item about sea storms, air pressure and precipitation would not be the most popular thing on radio. But don’t tell that to fans of the BBC’s “Shipping Forecast.”You would think an esoteric radio item about sea storms, air pressure and precipitation would not be the most popular thing on radio. But don’t tell that to fans of the BBC’s “Shipping Forecast.”