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My research for "The weather and psychology" is almost complete. Google is letting me down though.
1. I am sure that at some point on BBC they got a number of then famous weather forecasters together and got them to perform "Singing in the rain" with umbrellas. A Christmas Morecambe and Wise show is the obvious outlet, but I can't find any record of it. Can anyone help? 2. My knowledge of television forecasters and presenters is very Britishocentric. There must be equally if not more famous forecasters across the world, or is the adoration of the forecasters a British phenomenon? 3. I also have a dim memory that at various times various other countries have used novelty formats for forecasts - girls in bikini, talking donkeys, that sort of thing. Am I just making it up, or is "today the weather will be scorchio" influencing me too much? Thanks Trevor |
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On 30/03/2018 12:57, Trevor Harley wrote:
My research for "The weather and psychology" is almost complete. Google is letting me down though. 1. I am sure that at some point on BBC they got a number of then famous weather forecasters together and got them to perform "Singing in the rain" with umbrellas. A Christmas Morecambe and Wise show is the obvious outlet, but I can't find any record of it. Can anyone help? I can recall them doing "There is nothing like a dame" South Pacific. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czc-0OqfhEM (blocked if from a UK IP address) The only M&W singing in the rain performance I can recall was the one where whatever he did Eric got drenched every time. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00bpl5k 2. My knowledge of television forecasters and presenters is very Britishocentric. There must be equally if not more famous forecasters across the world, or is the adoration of the forecasters a British phenomenon? Japan pretty much has a similar attitude to their weather presenters and at this time of year when the cherry blossom season is in full swing careers can be ended by an inaccurate prediction of when to go and see the trees at their best. (Inebriated on blue plastic sheets under them) https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3050.html Japanese weathermen have had to resign after getting it wrong! (hanami predictions are way more important than basic weather) Autumnal leaf viewing time comes a distant second - I don't think anyone has actually lost their job over that. They also have a maritime island climate albeit a little warmer than here but with a lot more deep snow on the continental facing side. I think countries with "Interesting" weather tend to value their forecasters rather more than places where the weather is almost static. -- Regards, Martin Brown |
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Trevor Harley wrote:
My research for "The weather and psychology" is almost complete. Google is letting me down though. 1. I am sure that at some point on BBC they got a number of then famous weather forecasters together and got them to perform "Singing in the rain" with umbrellas. A Christmas Morecambe and Wise show is the obvious outlet, but I can't find any record of it. Can anyone help? The BBC weather girls (Helen Willetts etc) did something, on Children in Need I think, but I can't find it. All I can locate is the following https://youtu.be/yRpnG7duspA 2. My knowledge of television forecasters and presenters is very Britishocentric. There must be equally if not more famous forecasters across the world, or is the adoration of the forecasters a British phenomenon? 3. I also have a dim memory that at various times various other countries have used novelty formats for forecasts - girls in bikini, talking donkeys, that sort of thing. Am I just making it up, or is "today the weather will be scorchio" influencing me too much? Try this one! https://www.ruutu.fi/video/2210353 -- Norman Lynagh Tideswell, Derbyshire 303m a.s.l. https://peakdistrictweather.org Twitter: @TideswellWeathr |
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Martin Brown wrote:
On 30/03/2018 12:57, Trevor Harley wrote: My research for "The weather and psychology" is almost complete. Google is letting me down though. 1. I am sure that at some point on BBC they got a number of then famous weather forecasters together and got them to perform "Singing in the rain" with umbrellas. A Christmas Morecambe and Wise show is the obvious outlet, but I can't find any record of it. Can anyone help? I can recall them doing "There is nothing like a dame" South Pacific. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czc-0OqfhEM (blocked if from a UK IP address) Wasn't that the BBC news presenters? -- Norman Lynagh Tideswell, Derbyshire 303m a.s.l. https://peakdistrictweather.org Twitter: @TideswellWeathr |
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On 30/03/18 13:47, Norman Lynagh wrote:
Martin Brown wrote: On 30/03/2018 12:57, Trevor Harley wrote: My research for "The weather and psychology" is almost complete. Google is letting me down though. 1. I am sure that at some point on BBC they got a number of then famous weather forecasters together and got them to perform "Singing in the rain" with umbrellas. A Christmas Morecambe and Wise show is the obvious outlet, but I can't find any record of it. Can anyone help? I can recall them doing "There is nothing like a dame" South Pacific. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czc-0OqfhEM (blocked if from a UK IP address) Wasn't that the BBC news presenters? Yep! -- Graham P Davis, Bracknell, Berks. Web-site: http://www.scarlet-jade.com/ "There is nothing more frustrating than playing hide and seek with a deaf wolf." [Benton Fraser] OS: Linux [openSUSE Tumbleweed] |
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On 30/03/18 12:57, Trevor Harley wrote:
1. I am sure that at some point on BBC they got a number of then famous weather forecasters together and got them to perform "Singing in the rain" with umbrellas. A Christmas Morecambe and Wise show is the obvious outlet, but I can't find any record of it. Can anyone help? Sorry, no. I did see Bert Foord performing something from Shakespeare on one of the follow-up series to TW3, probably "Not so Much a Programme, More a Way of Life". If that was taped, I suspect it has been recorded over many times. -- Graham P Davis, Bracknell, Berks. Web-site: http://www.scarlet-jade.com/ "There is nothing more frustrating than playing hide and seek with a deaf wolf." [Benton Fraser] OS: Linux [openSUSE Tumbleweed] |
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Trevor Harley writes 3. I also have a dim memory that at various times various other countries have used novelty formats for forecasts - girls in bikini, talking donkeys, that sort of thing. Am I just making it up, or is "today the weather will be scorchio" influencing me too much? At least one Finnish and one Czech TV station have used nude weathergirls as a gimmick. If you put "nude weather" into a search engine - as I did - you'll get plenty of hits. -- John Hall "Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history." George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) |
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On Friday, March 30, 2018 at 7:57:48 AM UTC-4, Trevor Harley wrote:
2. My knowledge of television forecasters and presenters is very Britishocentric. There must be equally if not more famous forecasters across the world, or is the adoration of the forecasters a British phenomenon? ======== In the U.S. on-air meteorologists are lauded, or at least well known, within their city or state markets. Some have a national presence, such as James Spann given his severe storm / tornado expertise. But there are also famous / infamous / loved / hated presenters nationally on the national cable news channels - Al Roker probably being the most famous (NBC's Today and Nightly News). These days he also presents shows on e.g. the Food Network. The Weather Channel's meteorologists are also known nationally. James (Jim) Cantore is probably the most prominent example. He gets, shall we say, excited in snow and storms. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJt4nV6hM1Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdRWGMyeSYY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTmzmTlaVBY Stephen Indianapolis IN |
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I've seen Jum Cantore get excited when I've visited the US (I keep TWC on as pleasant background - I even dig the music). It's something.
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