The rhythmic lullaby of ` North Utsire, South Utsire` has been lulling the nation`s insomniacs to sleep for over 90 years. It has inspired songs, poetry & imaginations across the globe
- as well as providing a very real service for the nation`s seafarers who might fall prey to storms & gales. In 1995, a plan to move the late-night broadcast by just 12 minutes caused a national outcry & was ultimately scrapped. Published with Radio 4 & the Met Office, The Shipping Forecast is the official miscellany for seafarers & armchair travellers alike. From the places themselves
- how they got their names, what`s happened there through the ages
- to the poems & parodies that it`s inspired, this is a beautifully evocative tribute to one of Britain`s
- & Radio 4`s
- best-loved broadcasts.