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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Weather

In pictures

A very hand-drawn line drawing of the UK with crude symbols and thick lines. Date is 11 November 1936.
Pre-war TV weather chart from November 1936.
A slightly improved map of the UK, with no symbols, only the words 'showery' 'rain' 'dull mild and rainy' over large areas
Weather chart as seen in 1949
George Cowling adding symbols to a map saying 'tomorrow's weather'
Forecaster George Cowling in 1954.
TH Clifton looks around rather furtively at the camera as he adds a symbol to Scotland.
Forecaster TH Clifton in 1954.
Bill Bruce points to the map, a large Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ camera is pointing at him.
Forecaster Bill Bruce in 1959.
The weather studio - a large number of charts and maps, two cameras, and various lights and cables.
Weather Presentation Studio A in 1960.
Jack Armstrong looking relaxed in front of the charts, with hand in pocket.
Forecaster Jack Armstrong in 1963.
Bert Foord in front of tonight's weather, with his face duplicated in a monitor to his right.
Forecaster Bert Foord in 1969.
Jack Scott points at the isobars on his colour chart.
Forecaster Jack Scott as seen in colour in 1969.
Graham Parker in front of tomorrow's weather. The map of the UK is quite sparse, with just a few temperature symbols.
Forecaster Graham Parker in 1970.
Michael Fish in the 1970s when he had a big moustache, wild hair and a very thick pair of black glasses.
A younger Michael Fish in 1973
Bill Giles sticking on one of the magnetic weather symbols showing rain. He looks a bit cross.
Bill Giles in 1975; the symbols are by this point magnetic (and prone to fall off).
Ceefax weather map made up of a blocky outline of the UK. Winds moderate, mostly cloudy and some rain. Outlook: rain.
Early Ceefax weather map, 1974
The UK with lots of symbols for heavy rain all over it.
How the weather map looked in 1975.
Barbara Edwards pins a magnetic symbol for overcast over the Midlands.
Barbara Edwards in 1975.
Ian McCaskill dressed quite informally in a blue denim jacket. He grins at the camera in his square glasses.
Forecaster Ian McCaskill in 1978.
The symbols have got larger and the map of the UK seems a bit fatter by 1979. Forecast is for heavy snow.
By 1979 the weather map looked like this.
Anne Purvis looking cheerful in front of the map.
Forecaster Anne Purvis in 1981.
David Lee in a rather natty red suit and matching tie with balloons. The UK map behind him is computer generated.
David Lee in the 1990s. The map is now a computer graphic.
Helen Young gestures towards the computerised map.
Helen Young in the 1990s.
Isobel Lang gestures towards Northern Ireland.
Isobel Lang in the 1990s.
John Kettley smiles for a promotional photo. He has a very stripy tie on.
John Kettley in the 1990s.
Peter Cockroft points at Wales with a slightly sheepish grin. He's wearing a salmon pink jacket.
Peter Cockroft in the 1990s. The reason for the red suits worn by many of the presenters is that the bluescreen technology would superimpose the map over a blue jacket.
Another red suit for Rob McElwee in a promotional shot.
Rob McElwee in the 1990s.
Bill Giles looking older than his previous appearance in front of the computer weather map.
Bill Giles in the 1990s.
David Braine in front of a map of Asia. By contrast to the UK maps, the temperatures are very high showing orange and red. 44 degrees in Delhi.
David Braine with a map of Asia in the 1990s.
Carol Kirkwood not in front of a weather map, but smiling broadly for a promotional photo.
Forecaster Carol Kirkwood in 2002.
A section of the 3D weather map showing temperatures in Lincolnshire. The clouds and weather are now represented by animated clouds rather than symbols.
The once controversial Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Weather map, launched in 2005.
How the weather looks on-screen in 2024.
How Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Weather looks on screen in 2024.

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