A national obsession is explored in this archive-rich look at the evolution of the weather forecast from print via radio to TV and beyond - and at the changing weather itself.
A glorious national obsession is explored in this archive-rich look at the evolution of the weather forecast from print via radio to TV and beyond - and at the changing weather itself. It shows how the Met Office and the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ have always used the latest technology to bring the holy grail of accurate forecasting that much closer - even if the odd messenger like TV weatherman Michael Fish has been shot along the way.
Yet as hand-drawn maps have been replaced by weather apps, the bigger drama of global warming has been playing itself out as if to prove that we were right all along to obsess about the weather. Featuring a very special rendition of the shipping forecast by a Cornish fishermen's choir.
On TV
Clips
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A British obsession
Duration: 01:14
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An essential piece of weather kit
Duration: 02:13
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Good for business
Duration: 01:51
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No hurricane
Duration: 01:52
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:02Jovanotti
11 Piove
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00:11Elvis Presley
Jailhouse Rock
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00:13The Amity Affliction
Fire Or Knife
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00:18Eric Coates
(By The) Sleepy Lagoon
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00:28M|A|R|R|S
Pump Up The Volume
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00:33Jon Hopkins
The Wider Sun
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00:40White Noise Research
An Afternoon On Condale Lake
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00:41Four Tet
Circling
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00:42Gnarls Barkley
Crazy
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00:51Mandy Moore
Not Too Young
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Producer | Lucie Donahue |
| Director | Lucie Donahue |
| Series Producer | William Naylor |
Broadcasts
- Wed 8 Jan 2014 21:30
- Thu 9 Jan 2014 02:35
- Tue 14 Jan 2014 01:45
- Wed 16 Jul 2014 02:45
- Tue 29 Jul 2014 00:50
- Tue 23 Sep 2014 21:00
- Wed 24 Sep 2014 03:00
- Wed 11 Mar 2015 20:00
- Wed 23 Mar 2016 22:30
- Tue 4 Oct 2016 23:45
- Wed 5 Oct 2016 02:45
- Mon 6 Mar 2017 00:50
- Thu 29 Mar 2018 20:00
- Fri 30 Mar 2018 01:30
- Tue 20 Nov 2018 00:25
- Tue 20 Aug 2019 20:00
- Mon 25 May 2020 23:10
- Mon 3 May 2021 22:00
- Tue 4 May 2021 02:30
- Tue 18 Jan 2022 21:30
- Wed 19 Jan 2022 01:30
- Wed 31 Jan 2024 20:10
- Thu 1 Feb 2024 01:10
- Thursday 23:40