"Philip Eden" philipATweatherHYPHENukDOTcom wrote in message
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"Col" wrote in message
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forecasts were very carefully and formally scripted by the

Philip, that does surprise me.
I would have thought that as soon as regular radio broadcasts were
being transmitted then it would have been natural for a public weather
forecast to have been broadcast as well. I guess it was a different
world back then.

Well, they were, but they were scripts read by the announcer.

Sorry, I think I misread your post.
I see what you mean now

Col
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