"Simon" wrote in message
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Been meaning to mention this for a while. Just what is it about the BBC
weather forecasters that makes them either ignore the Midlands totally, or
only mention it as an aside? They always seem to go on their magical
mystery floaty tour around the edges of the UK. London (check. Wouldn't
want to miss that out now would we?), Wales (check), Northern Ireland
(check), Scotland (check), East Anglia (check), "The North" (check). But
rarely is the Midlands, one of the largest regions in the UK, ever
mentioned.

Its probably a result of that stupid way that they float all over the map
while delivering the forecast (anyone who has watched a repeat or DVD of
The Day Today will find instant hilarity by comparing the way the weather
is delivered on the BBC these days!)

Simon

Yes, the Day Today's head floating round the country had it spot on.

The current floating oblique view is a classic example of bad computer
graphics being used for no other reason than the graphics were a bit old.
Yes, no doubt they needed updating but the fly-over view offers only
irritation. And I speak as someone who sells 3D graphics technology, but
this is not well designed.

Particuarly ill-chosen is the brown/light-brown sunlight/cloud effect, which
on uniform days is very difficult to know if the UK is all-sunny or
all-cloudy...