The Shipping Forecast has been called a 'cherished ritual' and one of the UK's 'national treasures' - Copyright AFP Adrian DENNIS The Shipping Forecast has been ...

Like afternoon tea, red pillar boxes and bracing walks on crisp autumn days, there is something reassuringly British about the Shipping Forecast, broadcast twice a day on Radio 4, and three times at ...

"The Shipping Forecast," presented twice on weekdays on the BBC and thrice on weekends, is 100-years-old this week. It broadcasts weather forecasts for the seas that surround the British Isles. You ...

A couple of years ago, Al Ryan - a continuity announcer on BBC Radio 4 - started asking people to get in touch to tell him what the Shipping Forecast and Sailing By meant to them. Since then, he's ...

The Shipping Forecast is published by the BBC at £16.99. To order your copy for £14.99, call 0330 173 0523 or visit Telegraph ...

The BBC on Wednesday celebrates 100 years of a weather forecast for sailors in British waters that has inspired musicians and poets and become an immovable fixture on UK radio. The Shipping Forecast, ...

For a century, the BBC has broadcast the weather report for the seas around the UK. "The Shipping Forecast" has informed and lulled generations... Opinion: 'The Shipping Forecast' reminds us of the ...