THINGS YOU MIGHT HEAR BETWEEN 6:00 – 6:30PM
Shipping Forecast
‘Ocean’: 39 channel immersive ocean soundscape
‘Gales’: 39 channel Immersive wind soundscape
BBC archive radio features exploring the history and poetics of The Shipping Forecast
BBC archive clips of Shipping Forecast broadcasts
The BBC shipping forecast is a long-standing British radio program that provides weather reports and warnings for the seas around the United Kingdom. It is broadcast four times a day on BBC Radio 4 and is also available online. The forecast is delivered in a familiar and distinctive style, using a set of standardized shipping areas and a coded system of phrases to describe the weather conditions. The shipping forecast is essential for the safety of mariners and other seafarers, providing them with critical information about the weather they can expect to encounter on their journeys. It is also a beloved institution among many in the UK, with some people tuning in simply for its soothing and rhythmic nature.
THINGS YOU MIGHT HEAR BETWEEN 6:00 – 6:30PM
Shipping Forecast
‘Ocean’: 39 channel immersive ocean soundscape
‘Gales’: 39 channel Immersive wind soundscape
BBC archive radio features exploring the history and poetics of The Shipping Forecast
BBC archive clips of Shipping Forecast broadcasts
The BBC shipping forecast is a long-standing British radio program that provides weather reports and warnings for the seas around the United Kingdom. It is broadcast four times a day on BBC Radio 4 and is also available online. The forecast is delivered in a familiar and distinctive style, using a set of standardized shipping areas and a coded system of phrases to describe the weather conditions. The shipping forecast is essential for the safety of mariners and other seafarers, providing them with critical information about the weather they can expect to encounter on their journeys. It is also a beloved institution among many in the UK, with some people tuning in simply for its soothing and rhythmic nature.