And Now The Shipping Forecast | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9781906860158 | And Now The Shipping Forecast | A tide of history around our shores

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Beschreibung

Peter Jefferson presented The Shipping Forecast for over 40 years, and his familiar voice continued to be heard reading quotations on BBC Radio 4's Quote... Unquote. This book is both an affectionate memoir and a history of the science and BBC programming behind the forecast.

Peter 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 gathered over the decades.

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. This book is perfect for those fans.

Über den Autor

Peter Jefferson

Zusammenfassung

Peter Jefferson's affectionate memoir of and history behind the BBC radio forecast: he explains how it came about, who collects the information and what it's like to read this bulletin.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Prologue
2. The genesis of the shipping forecast
3. Name changing but not name calling
4. The meteorological office and the shipping forecast broadcast
5. The lighter side
6. Unexpected outside broadcast
7. Sailing by
8. Sailing by the seat of your pants
9. A tale of shipping area turbulence
10. Part 1: A tale of shipping area turbulence
11. Part 2: Shedding some light... on lighthouses
12. Codes, conventions and traditions
13. Time and Greenwich Mean Time
14. A life on the ocean wave
15. A final note

Glossary
Sources & Further Reading
Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2011
Genre:	Kunst
Rubrik:	Kunst & Musik
Thema:	Theater & Film
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781906860158
ISBN-10:	1906860157
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Jefferson, Peter
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße:	200 x 131 x 22 mm
Von/Mit:	Peter Jefferson
Erscheinungsdatum:	19.05.2011
Gewicht:	0,251 kg