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In 2009, The Guardian said of Peter Jefferson's long career reading the Shipping Forecast: 'For this daily dose of the beautiful to work, nothing is more important than the god who administers it. None has been more perfect in the last few years than Peter Jefferson, the voice of perfect modulation, the near-equal of the incomparable Charlotte Green, neither thin nor fruity, effortlessly clear, understanding that the beauty of the moment depends on restraint and the absence of any hint of doubt.'
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Peter Jefferson presented the Shipping Forecast for over 40 years, and his familiar voice continues to be heard reading quotations on Radio 4's "Quote/Unquote". This book is both an affectionate memoir and an account of the science behind the forecast: Peter explains how it came about, 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 listenA" 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.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Dogger, Fisher, Cromarty, German Bight... Many are the times that these have been amongst the last words I have heard before finally succumbing to sleep. There is something soothing about the Shipping Forecast; it is almost a verbal cup of cocoa. I am not alone in this neither, because every night across the UK many others will also be listening to the Forecast. Most of these will be seafarers, for whom advance notice of the weather conditions is of vital importance, but many will be landlubbers like me who just like the sound of the words. If any of this latter group have ever wondered exactly where German Bight or any of the other shipping areas are they could do worse than read this book.
Written by Peter Jefferson, who read the Shipping Forecast for over forty years, this really is a book that contains everything you could possibly want to know about it and more. He tells us about its history and the key figures who contributed to it, the shipping areas and events that have happened within them, he explains the terms used and their relevance and he also tells us about how the forecast is produced and the BBC's involvement in this. To illustrate just how comprehensive the information the book contains I should point out that he even includes addresses of related websites and a section that explains where nautical based expressions, like `at loggerheads' or `down the hatch' come from.
This is an extremely informative book but if I have to be critical perhaps too much so at times. It is rather dry and occasionally little too technical for my taste and I found that it was best tackled by just reading small sections of it at a time. I would suggest that the casual Shipping Forecast listener may find Charlie Connolly's [[ASIN:0349116032 Attention All Shipping: A Journey Round the Shipping Forecast]to be a much more entertaining read.
Written by Peter Jefferson, who read the Shipping Forecast for over forty years, this really is a book that contains everything you could possibly want to know about it and more. He tells us about its history and the key figures who contributed to it, the shipping areas and events that have happened within them, he explains the terms used and their relevance and he also tells us about how the forecast is produced and the BBC's involvement in this. To illustrate just how comprehensive the information the book contains I should point out that he even includes addresses of related websites and a section that explains where nautical based expressions, like `at loggerheads' or `down the hatch' come from.
This is an extremely informative book but if I have to be critical perhaps too much so at times. It is rather dry and occasionally little too technical for my taste and I found that it was best tackled by just reading small sections of it at a time. I would suggest that the casual Shipping Forecast listener may find Charlie Connolly's [[ASIN:0349116032 Attention All Shipping: A Journey Round the Shipping Forecast]to be a much more entertaining read.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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An exciting new view on the Shipping Areas around the British Isles. As an ex meteorologist, I have a special interest in the weather around our coasts. I like the way Peter draws in some history associated with each area.
Well done Peter.
Well done Peter.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Really enjoyed this book - a fascinating compilation of facts about the shipping forecast you never knew and will probably instantly forget. Hugely enjoyable for someone who likes to know a little about a lot!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Moderate in all (sea) areas...
Have to say that I agree with a number of other reviewers, in that I found there to be a fair degree of "padding"; I also found the style at times to be a little precious/twee,... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Richard Sewell
Light reading, no direction but amusing enough ancedotes
This book seems to have bee written for the sake of it rather than to address a specific need.
It's very readable, lighthearted and personal but there is no real thread. Read more
It's very readable, lighthearted and personal but there is no real thread. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Sam Moore
Great book
This book just about has it all ! Very informative and entertaining. It has answered some nagging questions that I have had for many a year with regards to this subject. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Brown I's
Dull And Overcast With Moments Of Brightness
On the rare occasions when, as a child, I was allowed to stay up late I have vivid memories of listening to the shipping forecast on my Dad's long-wave radio. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mr. D. J. Brindle
Rather Disappointing
As a yachtsman I was looking forward to this reading this attractive looking volume. I really wanted to like the book but ultimately found it really rather disappointing. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Ian
The Sea Around Us
Peter Jefferson has written a superb account of a niche in British broadcasting, bringing together a host of little known facts, placing them in historical context and adding to... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Neutral
A Good Little Book
'And Now the Shiping Forecast - A Tide of History Around our Shores' is an interesting and highly entertaining read. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Stromata
Always Take The Weather With You
This collection of information and anecdotes connected to the BBC Shipping Forecasts is a pleasant enough but ultimately uninspiring read. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Rotgut
Change in the weather......
This is a very interesting book, covering just about every aspect of our coastal weather and all things connected. Read more
Published 8 months ago by A. Rodriguez-Veglio
book
prompt and well packaged, as usual. unfortunately, have not read - a presssie for a son. but a browse says another fascinating slant on an absorbing subject' thanks.
Published 8 months ago by Margaret June Hall
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