{"id":24014,"date":"2017-02-06T08:26:12","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T12:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=24014"},"modified":"2017-02-06T08:26:12","modified_gmt":"2017-02-06T12:26:12","slug":"the-shipping-forecast-read-by-perkins-and-fry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/the-shipping-forecast-read-by-perkins-and-fry\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Shipping Forecast&#8221; read by Perkins and Fry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/shipping-forecast-locations.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8952\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/shipping-forecast-locations.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/shipping-forecast-locations.png 624w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/shipping-forecast-locations-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/shipping-forecast-locations-100x56.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a>Many thanks to <em>SWLing Post<\/em> contributor,\u00a0David (G4EDR), who writes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Hi Thomas<\/p>\n<p>I know a number of readers to the SWLing Post like to hear the UK Shipping Forecast read on the BBC. It is always transmitted by an announcer with impeccable clarity and authority. I came across the following on YouTube which, if you have not heard it before is quite amusing.<br \/>\n73,<br \/>\nDavid &#8211; G4EDR<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G9QumF93PpY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/G9QumF93PpY\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;The Shipping Forecast&#8217; Read by Brian Perkins on YouTube.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">That is <em>hilarious<\/em>, Dave! \u00a0Thank you for sharing! After listening to Perkins read the forecast, YouTube suggested I also listen a version by Stephen Fry. Here&#8217;s it is:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S8_uiiuf-yA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/S8_uiiuf-yA\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to view\/listen on YouTube.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">How fun! As I&#8217;ve mentioned before, I used to listen to the shipping forecast regularly when I lived in the UK. I really do miss hearing it over the air. State side, my only two options are to stream it via Radio 4 or (better) tune in via the U Twente (or similar European) WebSDR.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor,\u00a0David (G4EDR), who writes: Hi Thomas I know a number of readers to the SWLing Post like to hear the UK Shipping Forecast read on the BBC. It is always transmitted by an announcer with impeccable clarity and authority. I came across the following on YouTube which, if you have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[5925,5923,2734,5924],"class_list":["post-24014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-brian-perkins","tag-dave-g4edr","tag-shipping-forecast","tag-stephen-fry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-6fk","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":47606,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/video-how-the-uk-shipping-forecast-is-made\/","url_meta":{"origin":24014,"position":0},"title":"Video: How the UK shipping forecast is made","author":"Thomas","date":"February 4, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David (G4EDR), who writes: I know that you and many of your readers of the SWLing Post (myself included) have a fascination with the UK Shipping Forecast so thought you may be interested in this YouTube video showing how the Met Office prepare the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Met-Office-Shipping-Forecast-e1503570469366.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Met-Office-Shipping-Forecast-e1503570469366.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Met-Office-Shipping-Forecast-e1503570469366.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Met-Office-Shipping-Forecast-e1503570469366.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":61113,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/the-shipping-forecast-a-special-1993-filmed-version\/","url_meta":{"origin":24014,"position":1},"title":"The Shipping Forecast: A Special 1993 Filmed Version","author":"Thomas","date":"November 15, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and good friend, BJ Leiderman, who shares the following video on YouTube--a special Shipping Forecast tribute: On 18 December 1993, as part of the Arena Radio Night, BBC Radio 4 and BBC 2 collaborated on a simultaneous broadcast so the shipping forecast \u2013 read\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Longwave&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Longwave","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/longwave\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/shipping-forecast-locations.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/shipping-forecast-locations.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/shipping-forecast-locations.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":24142,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/video-history-of-the-shipping-forecast\/","url_meta":{"origin":24014,"position":2},"title":"Video: History of the Shipping Forecast","author":"Thomas","date":"February 16, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, George, who writes: With all of the recent postings about the Shipping Forecast, I thought I'd share this excellent little video\u00a0produced by the Met Office: https:\/\/youtu.be\/ts7nGURT3Pw Click here to view on YouTube. 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